Audio/Podcasts
Experts from New York’s Montefiore Medical Center share how its Community Health Worker Institute standardizes training for community health workers to help them serve effectively as a vital bridge between social and clinical care.
Barbara Sowada, president of the Board of Trustees at Memorial Hospital, discusses the role board members can play in helping rural hospitals and health systems navigate today’s pressing problems, and how the AHA’s resources and educational materials can provide valuable assistance.
Two experts from AdventHealth discuss how its “Be a Mindleader” campaign is leading the way to improving adolescent mental health by helping parents and kids open the door to life-changing conversations about mental health.
Given the pressures of parenting, learn how health care organizations are supporting new moms to enable them to thrive at work, and most importantly, at home, in the final episode of AHA’s “Beyond Birth” podcast series.
Two behavioral health experts from Illinois-based Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital share how its intensive outpatient perinatal care program accommodates new moms who need an elevated level of support.
Recruiting a young and engaged workforce is particularly challenging for rural care providers. Susan Wathen, vice president of human resources at Hannibal Regional Healthcare System, discusses the rural system’s unique approaches to finding and retaining future health care employees.
Former AHA Board Chair John Bluford describes how the Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute, which introduces talented minority undergraduate scholars to health care administration, is training young and diverse talent to assume leadership roles.
As part of a yearlong series devoted to rural hospitals and health systems in America, two experts from Intermountain Health discuss their "First 1,000 Days of Life" initiative, which provides wraparound services for at-risk new moms.
Former AHA board member Roxie Wells, M.D., senior vice president, chief physician executive and strategy officer with Novant Health Coastal Region, discusses her long journey to the health care C-suite and the importance of mentoring young women leaders through the glass ceiling and beyond.
A specialist in geriatrics at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, Calif., shares how the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative and geriatric accreditation for its emergency department helped it improve care for older patients.