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Recruiting for a Diverse Health Care Board

Adding diverse members to a hospital’s or health system’s board can change the board’s culture for the better.

Guiding Principles

Guides/Reports

AHA Strategic Alliances: Links

Links to information on the AHA's strategic alliances with the National Urban League, UNIDOS US, AHA Trustee Services, and Hospitals against Violence.

Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Articles

A collection of articles an toolkits on health equity, diversity and inclusion.

2023 Leadership Council

Directory
2020 Board of Directors

Health Equity Transformation Model: Literature Overview

Providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services is key to advancing health equity, improving patient safety and quality of care and eliminating health disparities. This literature overview provides a series of resources intended to guide and empower efforts to reach this critical milepost.

Lessons from the Field: How Three AHA Member Health Systems Achieved Board Diversity

Effecting genuine change through executive leadership, board support, creativity and commitment can accelerate diversity efforts.

Diverse Board Members Offer Their Perspectives

Open discussion, continued engagement and genuine effort can support meaningful and sustainable change for board diversity efforts.

AHA’s Trustee Match Program

The AHA has partnered with UnidosUS and the National Urban League to create a program that matches member hospitals with community leaders to increase diverse representation on hospital and health system boards.

Mental Health: Focused on Diversity and Inclusion

[HR Pulse Article] By Charlotte Hughes Over the last decade, the topic of mental health in the workplace has gained increasing awareness. And employers have paid attention for good reason: Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experience some form of mental illness each year. Depression continues to be the leading cause of disability worldwide, and anxiety disorders — including generalized anxiety, panic, obsessive-compulsive and post-traumatic stress disorders — have been recognized as the most common mental illnesses in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults annually.