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Putting People First: Why Language Matters in Behavioral Health Care
Language not only describes what we think, but shapes how we think.
Integrating Mental and Physical Health to Better Support Patients and Communities
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it is a time to raise awareness of and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioral health issues. It’s also a time to recognize how mental illness and addiction can affect all of us — patients, providers, families and our society at large.
Prevention Is the Prescription for Reducing Pediatric Sepsis
Chris DeRienzo, M.D., AHA’s Senior Vice President and Chief Physician Executive, discusses pediatric sepsis and what we can do to prevent, recognize and treat it.
HHS releases national suicide prevention strategy, plan
The Department of Health and Human Services and National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, a public-private partnership whose members include the AHA, April 23 released a national strategy and federal plan to prevent suicide over the next 10 years. The updated strategy includes a new pillar prioritizing equity for populations disproportionately impacted by suicide.
AHA case study: How one rural health system is addressing a shortage of OB/GYNs
Kittitas Valley Healthcare in rural Washington state last year implemented an innovative new model for retaining essential obstetric and other women’s health services in its community.
CMS finalizes minimum staffing standards for nursing homes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 22 finalized minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid.
AHA comments on draft legislation to extend hospital-at-home program
Commenting last week on a discussion draft of the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act, which would extend the hospital-at-home program through 2027, AHA thanked the sponsors for their ongoing work to extend this innovative program and voiced support for its continuance.
Taking Big Steps for Improving Maternal and Child Health
In this Spotlight Feature interview, Jean Ricci Goodman, M.D., and Aparna Sharma, M.D., discuss the program’s development and how it’s designed to improve maternal and child health in Loyola’s surrounding communities.
NCC supports Momnibus Act
The Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) wrote to the co-sponsors of the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 (H.R. 959/S. 346) to reiterate the coalition’s support for the legislation.
AHA podcast: Creating a New Pipeline of Health Care Workers
The creators of Grady Health System’s Teen Experience and Leadership Program describe how providing hands-on internships for local teens is helping to build its workforce pipeline for decades to come.