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AHA podcast: How Duke University Is Fighting Hypertension Through Community Collaboration

Duke University’s Anna Tharakan, lead project manager on Closing the Gap on Hypertension Disparities, and Bradi Granger, Ph.D., research professor at Duke University School of Nursing and director of the Duke Heart Center Nursing Research Program, discuss how Duke’s team is reducing hypertension disparities by integrating community health workers, student ambassadors and local clinics.

Study finds social factors explain poorer cardiovascular health in rural areas 

A study published March 31 by the Nationa

Using Innovation to Advance Health Equity

Our most recent Health Equity Innovation Summit took place Oct. 10 in AHA’s Region 6, which includes members from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Minnesota. This one-day event brought together C-suite hospital leaders, community members and patient advocates to explore regional challenges and co-develop potential solutions to accelerate actions to advance health equity.

Leading Towards Health Equity: What Juneteenth Means for Health Care

The Meharry School of Global Health is the realization of a promise made by Meharry Medical College almost 150 years ago — a promise born out of the legacy of Juneteenth and the ending of the Civil War.

The Health Equity Roadmap: One Year Later

In March 2022, the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE) launched the Health Equity Roadmap, a national framework to advance health equity in hospi

In 2024, data will drive IFDHE’s discussions on health equity

For the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, 2024 can be summed up in a single phrase: “letting the data speak and guide us.”

Advancing Black Maternal Health Through Strategic Use of the AHA’s Health Equity Roadmap

As we're observing Black Maternal Health Week this year, there is still an ongoing crisis affecting Black mothers in America's health care system.