Population/Community Health

Kinneil Coltman, chief community and social impact officer at Advocate Health, discusses the health system’s wide-ranging initiatives to address community needs, including food insecurity, affordable housing and meaningful employment.
A time to connect and collaborate to advance community health, well-being, and equity, presented by ACHI and IFDHE.
Medicare pays most acute-care hospitals under the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS). Some of these hospitals receive additional support from Medicare to help address potential financial challenges associated with being rural, geographically isolated and low volume.
Community health workers have become an essential component of RUSH University Medical Center’s efforts to minimize inequities in health and life expectancy. CHWs provide much-needed resources across the RUSH campus and several Chicago neighborhoods, while also being a driving force for…
The 2023 AHA Environmental Scan details data and trends that have implications for the health care field for the coming year and beyond. The Scan will help your staff, leadership and board strategize and plan for the future.
.TTeventdate { font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; color: #555555bb; line-height: 20px; } Thursday, March 14 at 12:00 pm ET (11:00 pm CT, 10:00 am MT, 9:00 am PT)Sign-up to join this Hospital Community Collaborative group coaching session.
People visit hospitals to receive care for injuries or diseases or undergo needed medical procedures and surgeries.
Oct. 28 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, an opportunity for the public to safely dispose of unwanted or expired tablets, capsules, patches and other solid forms of prescription drugs.
All hospitals and health systems provide an oasis of care, compassion and healing to the patients and communities they serve.