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Social Determinants of Health Series: Transportation and the Role of Hospitals
"Transportation and the Role of Hospitals" is part of a series of guides and resources released by the AHA on how hospitals and health systems can address the social determinants of health (SDOH).
Improving Health Equity Through Data Collection AND Use: A Guide for Hospital Leaders
Racial and socioeconomic inequity persists in health care quality. An exploratory interview with three hospital leaders substantiated by a review of the literature reveals that hospitals are collecting race, ethnicity and primary language data about their patients. Leading hospitals are now moving beyond data collection to analyzing and using the data to develop targeted interventions for improving access to care for underserved populations.
A Framework for Stratifying Race, Ethnicity and Language Data
This guide provides a framework for hospitals and care systems to stratify patient race, ethnicity and language data and use them to identify and address health care disparities. In the guide you will find sample dashboards and outlined steps.
Social Determinants of Health Series: Food Insecurity and the Role of Hospitals
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, food insecurity is defined as a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food with either disrupted eating patterns or reduced food intake. Food insecurity, a determinant of health, affected more than 12.7 percent of U.S. households—that is, 15.8 million households—in 2015.
Social Determinants of Health Series: Housing and the Role of Hospitals
Hospitals and health systems can implement strategies and programs to improve housing stability, such as neighborhood revitalization, home assessment and repair programs, and care transition programs. This guide recommends a step-by-step pathway for hospitals to consider when developing housing programs. The guide also features five case studies on hospitals and health systems with innovative interventions to reduce housing barriers in their communities.
Trends in Hospital-based Population Health Infrastructure
Results from an Association for Community Health Improvement and American Hospital Association Survey
A Playbook for Fostering Hospital-Community Partnerships to Build a Culture of Health
With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Health Research & Educational Trust has developed a playbook of effective methods, tools and strategies to create new partnerships and sustain successful existing ones.
Care and Payment Models to Achieve the Triple Aim
Find out how hospitals and healthcare systems can disrupt conventional thinking and redesign care delivery to achieve the Triple Aim.
Managing an Intergenerational Workforce: Strategies for Health Care Transformation
Understanding generational differences is key to building a productive multigenerational workforce in healthcare. Learn more about our expert strategies here.
Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence-A Guide to Superior Performance Improvement
A practical resource for hospital leaders striving to enhance care quality, meeting the 6 IOM aims for improvement in patient care.