Inclusion

As part of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, join AHA’s Joining Hands for Greater Impact series, May 26 at 12 p.m. ET, to explore how to address the unique challenges faced by Asian American and Pacific Islander communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Department of Health and Human Services will interpret and enforce the Affordable Care Act’s prohibitions on discrimination based on sex to include sexual orientation and gender identity, consistent with the Supreme Court’s 2020 decision in Bostock and Title IX, the agency announced. S
Statement on HHS prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
What does it take to become an everyday champion for advancing health equity? How do hospitals and health systems successfully transition from planning to taking action and creating real cultural change? 
Throughout its long history, Cone Health’s mission has been to meet its community’s evolving health care needs, including on the equity, diversity and inclusion front. Today, all its physicians with privileges are required to complete continuing medical education (CME) pertaining to the social and…
AHA launches the first in a new series of toolkits designed to help hospitals and health systems make progress in advancing their health equity agenda.
To advance its efforts and achieve stated broader goals of ending structural racism in biomedical research, NIH has issued a Request for Information focused on best practices to identify opportunities, make recommendations, and develop and implement strategies to eliminate or lessen health…
For the first time in AHA’s history, ACHI and IFDHE will join forces to bring together community and population health professionals with diversity and inclusion leaders for a unique three-day experience dedicated to accelerating health equity and reimagining community health for the future.…
Inspired by recent examples in sports and a Hamilton show tune, Kenneth Kaufman, managing director and chair of management consultancy KaufmanHall, challenges senior health care leaders to “make 2021 the year of true advancement in diversity, equity, and inclusion.”
What are some disparities associated with maternal and child health in your community? What are the root causes of these disparities? Explore how hospitals, health systems and their community partners are joining forces to examine and address disparities in maternal care, ultimately increasing…