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New United Against the Flu toolkit features festive fall theme

Halloween, changing foliage and pumpkin spices are featured in AHA’s newest social media toolkit to encourage vaccination against the flu and COVID-19.

Getting Vaccinated to Help Protect Yourself, Your Family and Your Community

As we move into fall and winter, we know the viruses that cause respiratory disease will usually circulate more heavily in communities.

AHA podcast: Hearing the Voices of Human Trafficking Victims

Learn how Baltimore-based Mercy Medical Center’s Blue Dot Human Trafficking Initiative identifies and protects potential victims of human trafficking while encouraging them to come forward for help.

AHA launches annual United Against the Flu campaign; enroll as a 2023-24 partner

The AHA Sept. 25 launched its 2023-24 United Against the Flu campaign to help hospitals and health systems encourage their communities to get vaccinated for the current flu season.

White House establishes gun violence prevention office

President Biden Sept. 22 established the first White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to reduce gun violence.

Protecting Health Care Workers Who Care for and Protect All of Us

Hospitals are places of healing, health and hope. They strive to create safe spaces for the patients and communities they serve and the dedicated team members who work there each and every day.

AHA participates in CDC Fall Immunization Kick-off; COVID-19 vaccines for uninsured still free

AHA today participated in a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fall Immunization Kick-off Event for partner organizations, which focused on vaccinating Americans against COVID-19, flu and RSV to prevent against severe outcomes such as hospitalization and death.

AHA releases new board resource to address workplace violence 

AHA’s Trustee Services and Hospitals Against Violence teams have released a new brief to raise awareness about violence as a public health issue with hospital and health system boards

Chair File: Encouraging Immunization to Keep Our Communities Healthy

Vaccines are powerful weapons against most diseases. Nearly a dozen serious diseases —including polio, smallpox and whooping cough — have been eradicated because of vaccines. That’s important to remember as we observe National Immunization Awareness Month in August.

HHS innovation challenge targets human trafficking prevention

At its National Human Trafficking Prevention Summit, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a national innovation challenge to prevent human trafficking of women and girls.