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The American Hospital Association and its Institute for Diversity and Health Equity are offering social media tools that hospitals and health systems may use throughout February to celebrate Black contributions to health care and encourage continuous action to address current inequities. The toolkit contains graphics and templates to post of...
Join OHA at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 9 or the “Improving Childhood Lead Screening Rates at an Urban Safety Net Hospital System” webinar. Participants will learn to identify different levels of challenges in implementing best practices for lead screening as a measure to prevent childhood lead poisoning. Registration is not required. To learn...
Join Northeast Medical University as they host “Diversity Training Series: Creating an Inclusive Institutional Culture” webinar at noon Feb. 7. Attendees will discuss elements of institutional culture and everyone’s contribution to it. The goal is to recognize the value in diverse voices, as well as other differences that...
The National Institute of Mental Health, or NIMH, has released a Strategic Framework for Addressing Youth Mental Health Disparities for fiscal years 2022–2031. The resource provides a conceptual framework to help guide NIMH activities related to research on the mental health needs of youth affected by racial and ethnic health disparities...
The American Hospital Association’s American Organization for Nursing Leadership released the second section of a three-part compendium focusing on best practices for managing nursing workforce complexities. The new section addresses the nursing workforce and work environment, with a focus on leadership and a positive practice environment.
The Biden Administration plans to end on May 11 the COVID-19 national and public health emergencies declared in 2020, according to a policy statement released Monday by the Office of Management and Budget. The Administration opposes a proposed U.S. House resolutions that would end the emergencies immediately, if passed. The Administration...
Join the Ohio Society of Health Care Human Resources Administrators for the final session of the 6-part series at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 7. Attendees will learn significant labor and employment developments of importance to health care human resource professionals. As well as, learning recommendations on what actions you should take now to...
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women. Across the nation today people are wearing red to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and help save lives. The American Heart Association's Be The BEAT campaign aims to get you back into a healthy rhythm by encouraging you to keep the beat going, pick up the pace and...
OHA’s Opioid Overdose Dashboard has been updated with the data through Sept. 30, 2022. The data is derived from the more than 36 million annual coded hospital encounters in Ohio. The release of per-capita rates by county as well as by market area are intended to assist health policymakers, funders and local collaboratives in...