Workforce Diversity

The AHA has partnered with UnidosUS and the National Urban League to create a program that matches member hospitals with community leaders to increase diverse representation on hospital and health system boards.
Open discussion, continued engagement and genuine effort can support meaningful and sustainable change for board diversity efforts.
Starting discussion in the boardroom about diversity and inclusion can support and accelerate board diversity efforts at health care organizations.
Effecting genuine change through executive leadership, board support, creativity and commitment can accelerate diversity efforts.
Addressing misconceptions that stymie efforts to recruit for greater board diversity.
Focusing on specific strategies and practices will support diverse recruitment on health care boards.
Adding diverse members to a hospital’s or health system’s board can change the board’s culture for the better.
Webinars on Unconscious Bias Training: Two Approaches from Equity of Care Honorees and REaL Data Collection, Stratification and Utilization in Response to COVID-19.
A list of podcasts from the AHA on health equity, diversity, and inclusions.