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Building and Sustaining a Health Care Workforce: Community Health Workers

These resources will guide hospitals toward building a Community health workers (CHW) program to strengthen and sustain their health care workforce.
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Foster G. McGaw Prize Finalist Cedars-Sinai on Its Commitment to Community Health and Health Equity

The AHA’s prestigious Foster G. McGaw Prize honors health delivery organizations that have demonstrated a strategic approach to community health and health equity.
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Coalition extends deadline to apply for grants supporting community health workers

The Common Health Coalition today announced it has extended the deadline to Feb.
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AHA discusses importance of community health workers

The AHA highlighted the importance of community health workers during the Common Health Coalition’s inaugural Common Health Challenge held Dec. 9.
Case Studies

Henry Ford Hospital | Michigan

Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, is committed to serving the diverse population of the city and metro area. Discover our exceptional performance in cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, transplant procedures, and cancer care.
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AHA podcast: Training Community Health Workers to Improve Health Equity

Experts from New York’s Montefiore Medical Center share how its Community Health Worker Institute standardizes training for community health workers to help them serve effectively as a vital bridge between social and clinical care.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

4 Ways to Address Top 2024 Challenges

As health care continues to transform in 2024, executives will face challenges related to finances, technology, workforce and other areas. Across the field, thought leaders have been busy offering their best guesses, insights and predictions for how this year is likely to shake out.
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Innovations in Improving Community Health: The CHW Hub at RUSH

Community health workers have become an essential component of RUSH University Medical Center’s efforts to minimize inequities in health and life expectancy. CHWs provide much-needed resources across the RUSH campus and several Chicago neighborhoods, while also being a driving force for partnerships and programming in a variety of care and community settings.
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Using Community Health Workers to Expand Access in Rural Areas

On this Advancing Health podcast, John Supplitt, AHA senior director, speaks to two rural hospital leaders about the importance of implementing an effective community health worker program to expand health care access.
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Chair File: Celebrating the Work of Community Health Professionals

This is a great time to use social and traditional media to spotlight how your hospital or health system is helping patients and community members maintain and improve their health every day.