Health Equity

In part 2 of a new AHA video moderated by Leon D. Caldwell, AHA senior director of health equity strategies, health equity leaders and community stakeholders in Minneapolis discuss how their organizations are collaborating to advance and sustain health equity following the murder of George Floyd on…
The AHA has released Rebuilding a New Minneapolis: From Tragedy to Transformation, a two-part video discussing how George Floyd’s murder on May 25, 2020, has transformed diversity, equity and inclusion work in Minneapolis and its surrounding communities.
Insights for aligning value-based care and health equity initiatives
AHA’s 2023 Accelerating Health Equity Conference began today in Minneapolis, convening more than 800 stakeholders working at the intersection of health care and equity.
State, local, territorial and tribal jurisdictions may apply through June 30 for grants of up to $500,000 each for three years to implement interventions to address social determinants of health across four domains: the built environment, community-clinical linkages, food and nutrition security,…
Advancing health equity must be of utmost importance for all of us working in hospitals and health systems.
In part one of a new AHA short film moderated by Leon D. Caldwell, AHA senior director of health equity strategies, six Minneapolis hospital leaders discuss how the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, has reshaped the future of their work and organizations. WATCH NOW 
AHA urged leaders of the House (LINK) and Senate (LINK) Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education to give favorable funding consideration in fiscal year 2024 to health care programs shown to improve access to quality health care for patients and communities.  
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration invites community-based organizations to apply through June 8 to participate in its Behavioral Health Equity Challenge, which will award 10 organizations up to $50,000 each for their innovative strategies to help underserved racial and…
By taking a holistic approach and addressing the social determinants of health, ProMedica is working to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.