Health Equity

Our nation’s health care system leaders are increasingly aware of existing gaps in care and outcomes across different patients and are well-positioned to take actions that advance high-quality, equitable care for all, especially those from historically marginalized groups.
I’m often asked, “Why did you choose a career in health care?”
    “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.”
Bold. It’s a small but powerful word to describe the efforts of the Institute of Diversity and Health Equity in 2022.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention is working with NORC at the University of Chicago to identify and evaluate health systems implementing anti-racism practices with the potential to reduce health disparities and improve outcomes related…
Our most recent Health Equity Innovation Summit took place Oct. 10 in AHA’s Region 6, which includes members from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Minnesota. This one-day event brought together C-suite hospital leaders, community members and patient advocates to…
Join the American Hospital Association (AHA), your health care executive peers, community and patient advocates, for a one-day, interactive innovation workshop to co-design solutions for health equity within your organization and region. Come prepared to roll up your sleeves as you work jointly to…
“The power of visibility can never be underestimated.” – Margaret Cho. May is both National Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage and Mental Health Awareness month. The AAPI communities make up about 7% of the population in the United States with more than 50 ethnic groups and…
Each year, health professionals and community organizers team up for National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week, held March 21-25).