Advancing Health is the American Hospital Association’s award-winning podcast series. Featuring conversations with hospital and health system leaders and front-...
Caring for Our Kids: Raising St. Louis is Helping Families Thrive
St. Louis Children’s Hospital is helping new moms, families and communities thrive through its Raising St. Louis program. In this "Caring for Our Kids" episode, Traci Carter, program manager of Raising St. Louis, and Nicole Kozma, director of school and community outreach programs at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and BJC Community Health Improvement, discuss the scope of the Raising St. Louis program — from home visitation teams and early childhood development, to engagement with fathers and plans to expand support with doulas.https://www.stlouischildrens.org/health-resources/advocacy-outreach/raising-st-louis
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"The Case for Change": Addressing New York’s Health Care Challenges
Key findings from a report titled "The Case for Change" have identified four drivers of some of the most pressing challenges facing health care in New York state. In this conversation, Bea Grause, R.N., J.D., president of the Healthcare Association of New York State, discusses the tough findings and partnerships needed to solve these problems, insights into the correlation between health care and legislative advocacy, and how the report’s learnings are translatable to states around the country.
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Caring for Our Kids: How OHSU is Addressing Psychosocial Needs in Complex Pediatric Patients
Children with serious medical conditions can also face complex psychosocial challenges and barriers, including food and transportation insecurity and housing instability. In this new “Caring for Our Kids” episode, David Wagner, Ph.D., pediatric psychologist at OHSU, discusses the Novel Interventions in Children's Healthcare (NICH) program, and how this innovative approach is transforming care for vulnerable children.
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Leadership Dialogue Series: Tackling Today’s Health Care Challenges
2025 will bring new and familiar challenges for the health care industry, and the American Hospital Association is ready to support hospitals and health systems across the nation. In the first Leadership Dialogue of 2025, Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health and 2025 AHA board chair, talks with two policy experts at the AHA — Stacey Hughes, executive vice president of government relations and public policy, and Ashley Thompson, senior vice president of public policy analysis and development — about the current political climate, the potential impacts to health care policies, and how the AHA is primed to continue its mission to advance health in America.This podcast has been edited for time. To view the entire video conversation, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8b68lu1kOk
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Englewood Health's Strategies to Combat Rising Opioid Use in Post-Pandemic America
Opioid use has been on the rise in post-pandemic America, and its effects on communities have been devastating. Decreasing opioid use is a major priority for health systems across the nation. In this conversation, Vinnidhy Dave, D.O., hospice specialist and director of palliative medicine at Englewood Health Physician Network, and Lauren Savage, director of population health at Englewood Hospital, discuss what Englewood Health is doing to prevent opioid use in its communities, and how an opioid risk tool provides guidance and protocols to protect higher-risk patients.
Advancing Health is the American Hospital Association’s award-winning podcast series. Featuring conversations with hospital and health system leaders and front-line staff, Advancing Health shines a light on the most pressing health care issues impacting patients, caregivers and communities.
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