Trustee Magazine Articles
Health Equity
Boards Must Address Equity Competencies
Health leaders’ attention, connection and empathy will help guide difficult conversations
By Maria Hernandez, Dora Barilla and Karma H.
Suicide Prevention
Health Systems Making Suicide Prevention a Priority
AFSP’s Christine Moutier and Maggie Mortali discuss programs and tools that support health care workers
By Sue Ellen Wagner
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Suicide Prevention
How Boards Can Support Suicide Prevention Initiatives
Hartford HealthCare’s Marissa Sicley-Rogers and Jennifer Ferrand discuss their Zero Suicide Initiative
boards must become more involved in the oversight of the financial turnaround of their organizations than they did in past periods of lessor financial challenge. This may involve a board monitoring levels of detail that would have previously been inappropriate. But, when a hospital or system is…
Proper hiring of people at all levels needs to be done with a focus on succession planning. Hiring should not be done in a vacuum and must weigh the short- and long-term departmental and broader organizational needs. Leaders need to surround themselves with others whose skills complement their own…
Ethics
Ensuring a More Ethical Workplace
4 Principles for Governing Boards
Rulon F. Stacey and Aaron Miller
In March 2019, Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 crashed just a few minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa Airport.
Community Health
Applying a health equity lens to the CHNA process
Three crucial strategies for successful assessment
By Chara Stewart Abrams, Marcos Pesquera, and William Snyder
When people are asked what makes a house a home, comfort is one of the
Diversity and Equity
In Board Governance, Inclusion Starts with Intention
Changing trustee compositions are just the first step
By Kimberly A.
Governance
Understanding the Board of Trustees’ Role
Expectations for different types of boards
By Pamela R.
Behavioral Health
Why Boards Should Focus on Suicide Prevention
Addressing challenges and priorities through the trustee role
By Sue Ellen Wagner
I recently spoke with Cathy Frank, M.D., chair of Henry Ford Health’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services, to learn about how…