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Transforming the Approach to Health Equity
Mar 9, 2021
For March 2021, some communities are launching the Transgender Month of Action for Healthcare Equality. The month, specifically focused on the health care needs of transgender and gender non-conforming people, aims to address barriers and areas for growth and highlight victories.
Spotlight: OSF Medical Center Building Better Connections to Improve Health Equity for Breast Cancer Prevention
Mar 24, 2021
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Thoughts on World AIDS Day 2020 and COVID-19
Dec 1, 2020
World AIDS Day 2020 is unlike any other as the global COVID-19 pandemic continues. Many living with HIV have questions on whether they are at increased risk of serious health issues. Helpful resource links are included in this blog post.
A Path to Equity for Rural Health
Aug 10, 2020
Right before the COVID-19 outbreak occurred, AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE) convened more than 65 leaders, trustees and clinicians from rural hospitals across the country at AHA’s annual Rural Conference. We inquired about strategies for health equity in rural communities, as well as these communities’ most common areas of disparity or need.
Honoring Dedication and Innovation: The 2020 Equity of Care Award Winners
Aug 26, 2020
Three hospitals and health systems are recognized for earning 2020 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Awards.
Diversity Spotlight
Jul 10, 2017
The Diversity Spotlight celebrates the accomplishments of our members, health care leaders and other diversity champions.
Advancing Health for LGBTQ Communities
Jun 10, 2020
Dr. Carl G. Streed Jr., M.D. discusses his personal mission to advance health care for LGBTQ communities.
Spotlight Feature: Listening to Your Community’s Health Care Needs to Ensure a Brighter Future
Sep 22, 2020
In this Spotlight Feature interview, Haley Urish, RN and patient care coordinator at Passavant along with Sarah Karraker, LCSW and Passavant’s manager of quality safety & operations improvement, discuss program goals for helping the youngest patients in the hospital’s surrounding community.
Summer Enrichment Program Spotlight
Seminars/Education
Apr 21, 2020
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Spotlight Feature: Focusing on Basic Patient Needs to Fight Diabetes
Dec 16, 2020
Knowing that diabetes was surging throughout the community it serves, Humboldt Park Health (formerly Norwegian American Hospital) on Chicago’s West Side came up with a new approach to address the disparities it was seeing.