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Harnessing REaL Data to Conquer COVID-19
The American Hospital Association’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity has developed new REaL data resources and tools to help health care providers address health care disparities in the fight against COVID-19 and beyond.
AHA Disparities Toolkit
The Health Research and Educational Trust Disparities Toolkit is a Web-based tool that provides hospitals, health systems, clinics, and health plans information and resources for systematically collecting race, ethnicity, and primary language data from patients.
Spotlight Feature: Eye-opening Data Sparks Effort to Improve Community Health
When health care leaders at Riverside Medical Center saw Kankakee County’s latest health needs assessment data, the results weren’t good for the community located just south of Chicago.
The Health Equity Roadmap Health Equity Transformation Model: Literature Overview
The AHA’s vision is a society of healthy communities where all individuals reach their highest potential for health.
Spotlight Feature: Catching Breast Cancer Early through Expanded Community Outreach
In this Spotlight Feature interview, Pamela S. Ganschow, M.D., describes the approach and strategy behind the Cook County Health, Stroger Hospital (bCRISP) initiative and how it’s designed to make a difference.
Advancing Education and Building Trust to Address COVID-19 in Communities of Color
April is National Minority Health Month. With COVID-19 having a disproportionate impact in communities of color, emphasis on improving access to vaccines as they become more widely available and eliminating health care inequities is critical.
Taking Big Steps for Improving Maternal and Child Health
In this Spotlight Feature interview, Jean Ricci Goodman, M.D., and Aparna Sharma, M.D., discuss the program’s development and how it’s designed to improve maternal and child health in Loyola’s surrounding communities.
AHA Disparities Toolkit - Tools and Resources
View more helpful resources for collecting race, ethnicity and language data from patients.
Health Equity Resources
To support hospitals and health systems starting from different points on their journey to strengthen health equity, the AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE) is preparing four new guidance and resource toolkits to share evidence-based practices to inform organizational next steps. Look for additional IFDHE toolkits to be released throughout 2021.