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Please join me and other AHA leaders at the AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity National Leadership and Education Conference, June 28-29 in Chicago. This year’s theme is “Strengthening Our Roots: Expanding Our Focus in Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity.”

Building community partnerships and fostering untraditional partnerships around addressing the social determinants of health is key, said panelists.

When addressing health care disparities it is imperative to begin by creating a climate of change and embedding it within your organization’s culture, panelists said at the AHA Annual Meeting.

Hospitals and health systems are invited to apply through May 7 for the AHA’s Equity of Care Award.

AHA Trustee Services – accessible on the AHA’s website at trustees.aha.org – now is the hub for AHA’s trustee education efforts.

The theme for this year’s National Minority Health Month, “Partnering for Health Equity,” couldn’t be timelier.

The two health systems made significant advancements in the last year to reduce care disparities in their organizations. Health leaders will delve into similar themes at the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity's National Leadership Conference in June.

All AHA hospital and health system members are now members of the newly renamed Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, an affiliate of the AHA.

Please accelerate your diversity and health equity work today.