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National Rural Health Day Digital Toolkit
We invite you to share the following advocacy-focused social media posts to your own channels in our collective efforts to celebrate the #PowerOfRural all week long.
Case Study: Improving Access and Quality of Maternal and Infant Services in Rural Iowa
Rising costs and a shortage of health care providers make access to services challenging, especially in rural communities.
Using Z Codes to Reduce Disparities in Health Outcomes in Rural Indiana
Hospitals and health systems are working to address the societal factors that influence health, including the social needs of their patients, social drivers of health in their communities and the root causes that lead to health disparities.
2024 Equity of Care Awards Case Study: AnMed
AnMed’s excellence in implementing language services and community engagement strategies to eliminate health care disparities and improve patient quality outcomes has earned the organization the AHA’s 2024 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award in the Small/Rural Hospital Excellence category.
Data-Driven Initiative Drives Down Disparities in Rural Health Care
Identifying the underlying factors that contribute to disparities in outcomes in vulnerable rural populations and developing strategies to address these issues remain constant challenges, but progress is being made. OSF Healthcare’s Health Equities Action Lab (HEAL) is employing a data-driven strategy to address breast cancer disparity outcomes among its Illinois patients, 65% of whom live in rural areas.
Members in Action Maternal Case Study: Partnering to Improve Birth Outcomes in a Rural Community
In 2015, Kearny launched the Pioneer Baby program in partnership with KU School of Medicine-Wichita to improve pregnancy and birth outcomes by reducing pregnancy complications, premature births, low- or extremely high-birth weight, and cesarean sections while increasing breastfeeding rates.
3 Ways Hospitals Are Tackling Maternal Health Innovation
The need to improve maternal and child health equity in America while reducing access disparities has become a national focus. As policymakers and provider organizations continue to seek ways to reverse these trends, hospitals and health systems are stepping up with innovative efforts.
Equity of Care Awards Case Study: Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital’s excellence in using quantitative and qualitative data to address disparities and improve patient health quality resulted in the organization winning AHA’s 2023 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award in the Small/Rural Hospital Excellence category.
Register Now for the 2026 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference
From finding innovative ways to strengthen the workforce and gaining insights on how to navigate change and adversity to leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance clinical workflows, the upcoming AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference offers a wealth of learning and networking opportunities.
Rural Hospital Closures Threaten Access: Solutions to Preserve Care in Local Communities
The American Hospital Association today released a new report highlighting the variety of causes that resulted in 136 rural hospital closures from 2010 to 2021, and a record 19 closures in 2020 alone.