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Child and Adolescent Health: Reducing Health Disparities
Health disparities must be addressed during childhood.
Stellar care helps identical quadruplets to thrive in Arizona
Rachel and Marco Vargas recently welcomed four identical baby girls at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, a rare occurrence with odds estimated at one in 40 million.
UC Davis Health’s pioneering program to enhance care for neurodivergent kids
University of California Davis Health has launched a first-in-the-nation program called PATH (Promoting Accessibility To Healthcare) to improve the health care experience for children who have autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Tiny heart, big breakthrough: Norton Children's Hospital saves infant with rare surgery
Hearts have a special meaning for Heavenleigh Weilage. For one thing, she was born on Valentine’s Day 2022. For another, she was the first child in the country to receive a pacemaker so small it’s the size of a large pill.
Case study: How Children’s Mercy Kansas City remodeled efforts to improve community health initiatives
A case study by the AHA's Community Health Improvement network explains how Children’s Mercy Kansas City created a new model to coordinate its community health efforts and make more progress at a faster rate.
Oklahoma Children’s Hospital ‘Paws for Purpose’ program brings new best friends to children
The Oklahoma Children’s Hospital Paws for Purpose program has been helping patients with cognitive, physical and emotional healing since 2017.
Better Health for Mothers and Babies Initiative Toolkit: Infographic
Improving maternal and infant health in the U.S. is a priority for the AHA and our member hospitals and health systems. While the field has made progress, we are continuing to work toward eliminating health disparities.
Maternal and Child Health
Maternal and child health is a high priority for AHA and its member hospitals and health systems. We are driven to advance health for women and children through partnerships and innovation in the quality, cost and delivery of care. This work is guided by a committee composed of 15 individuals representing health care leadership from some of the country's leading women's and children's health provider organizations and systems.
Caring for Our Kids: Raising St. Louis is Helping Families Thrive
In this "Caring for Our Kids" episode, Traci Carter, program manager of Raising St. Louis, and Nicole Kozma, director of school and community outreach programs at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and BJC Community Health Improvement, discuss the scope of the Raising St. Louis program.
Caring for Our Kids Podcast Series
Advancing Health's series, “Caring for Our Kids,” focuses on how pediatric hospitals are meeting the needs of their communities.