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IFDHE infographic highlights community collaboration for achieving health equity 

The AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity’s newly released infographic highlights the importance of leveraging community collaborations to achieve equitable health outcomes for all populations.

AHA podcast: A Health Equity Transformation Fuels Behavioral Health Access at Boston Medical Center 

In this conversation, three experts from Boston Medical Center discuss the development of its Health Equity Accelerator, the partnerships needed to sustain the work and how BMC was able to expand access to behavioral health services to historically underserved communities.

AHA podcast: Health Equity at the Center of Rural Care

In this conversation, Terry Scoggin, CEO of Titus Regional Medical Center, discusses how the organization designed a system of care to ensure that every patient has equitable access, and how the AHA's Health Equity Roadmap has provided valuable resources to support Titus’ mission of transforming the health of its communities.

HHS releases TEFCA final rule 

The Department of Health and Human Services Dec. 11 published a final rule implementing provisions related to the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement.

AHA podcast: Culturally-sensitive Maternal Care for Indigenous Women 

In this conversation, Jennifer Richards, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Center for Indigenous Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Jennifer Crawford, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and assistant professor at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, discuss the perspectives needed to provide maternal care for Indigenous peoples and the importance of awareness of their cultural and spiritual practices.

Reminder: IFDHE to host Disability Innovation Summit Nov. 12 

The AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity will host its next Health Equity Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event will focus on strategies to address health inequities that affect individuals with disabilities.

CMS announces Rhode Island, area of New York to participate in AHEAD model

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Oct. 28 announced that Rhode Island and a subsection of New York have been selected to participate in the third cohort of the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development Model.

IFDHE seeks host sites for 2025 Summer Enrichment Program 

The AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity is seeking host sites for its 2025 Summer Enrichment Program. The program is a ten-week paid internship for graduate students in the process of pursuing an advanced degree within health care or a related field.

Deadline extended: Apply by Nov. 7 for next year’s Equity of Care Awards 

The AHA's Institute for Diversity and Health Equity has extended until Nov. 7 the deadline to apply for the 2025 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Awards, which recognize the efforts of member hospitals and health systems in advancing health equity, diversity and inclusion across three categories: Transforming, Emerging and Small/Rural.

HHS seeks comments on new Healthy People 2030 objectives 

The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking written public comments on 12 prop