Population Health
Population health refers to health behaviors and outcomes of a broad but defined group of individuals. Population health measures serve as an indicator of a group’s overall health and well-being. Example of measure topics include access to care, care coordination, and preventive care and screening.
Population health is dependent on a variety of factors, not limited to clinical settings. Economic and social factors, such as poverty, housing instability, or lack of transportation, can substantially impact access to care and health outcomes.
As the scope and prevalence of population health grow, America’s Essential Hospitals seeks to examine the upstream effects of population health improvement efforts in the communities served by essential hospitals.
Questions
Contact us at info@essentialhospitals.org or 202.585.0100.
CDC Releases Health Equity, Antibiotic Resistance Fact Sheet
March 28, 2022 ||The fact sheet highlights CDC goals of expanding collection of disparities and equity data; supporting infection control and patient safety efforts; addressing educational needs that impact diverse health care workers’ ability to protect themselves and their patients from infections; and more.
view more »CDC Updates Antibiotic Resistance Website
Jan. 20, 2022 ||The revised site reflects new information, partner feedback, and industry best practices and includes fact sheets on the agency’s AR Laboratory Network and innovative investments to respond to AR globally.
view more »CDC Report Highlights Antibiotic Resistance Progress, Concerns
Nov. 19, 2019 ||The report includes updated statistics and, for the first time, uses electronic health data from hospitals to calculate infection and death rates.
view more »NQF Webinar on Social Determinants Data Integration
July 2, 2019 ||Registration is open for the July 11 webinar, hosted by the National Quality Partners Social Determinants of Health Data Integration Action Team.
view more »CMS Toolkit Highlights ACO Care Coordination Work
April 16, 2019 ||The new Care Coordination Toolkit showcases the work of accountable care organizations (ACOs) participating in the Shared Savings Program and Next Generation ACO Model. The agency also released a set of case studies describing innovation ACO initiatives.
view more »CDC: Vaccinate At-Risk Groups for Hepatitis A
April 1, 2019 ||In response to reported hepatitis A virus outbreaks in multiple states, the agency urges health care providers to vaccinate at-risk groups, including people who use drugs and people experiencing homelessness.
view more »Member Hospital Helps New Orleans Stop the Bleed
July 20, 2018 ||University Medical Center New Orleans mobilizes volunteers to teach community members how to stop bleeding in medical emergencies.
view more »HHS Announces Disaster Response Funding Opportunity
June 18, 2018 ||The Partnership For Disaster Health Response grant offers $6 million for two partnerships to improve disaster readiness and response across the delivery system.
view more »SAMHSA Awarding $196M for Medication-Assisted Treatment
June 4, 2018 ||The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration funding aims to increase access to medication-assisted treatment for individuals with opioid use disorder, as well as to decrease illicit opioid drug use and prescription opioid misuse.
view more »New Mexico Hospital Brings Kidney Care Home
May 2, 2018 ||A home-based kidney care model piloted by University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center researchers improved health outcomes for the Zuni Native American tribe.
view more »CMS Hosts Forum on Opioid Epidemic in Minority Communities
April 17, 2018 ||The event, for National Minority Health Month, will discuss how the opioid crisis affects minority communities and how organizations partner to combat the crisis and improve behavioral health.
view more »CDC Call for Papers on Population Health Improvements
April 16, 2018 ||Potential topics include a broad range of health conditions, risk factors, and applications, such as public health partnerships, care coordination approaches, and data integration strategies.
view more »Health Enterprise Zone Targets Philadelphia Neighborhood
April 6, 2018 ||Einstein Medical Center and Temple University Health System zero in on social determinants of health through the North Philadelphia Health Enterprise Zone.
view more »RWJF Publishes County Health Rankings
April 3, 2018 ||The annual report offers county- and state-level information on health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and physical environment.
view more »Webinar to Explore Innovative Substance Use Treatment in EDs
Nov. 27, 2017 ||During the Dec. 13 webinar, association member Boston Medical Center will discuss the hospital’s substance use disorder treatment initiatives.
view more »Toolkit Aims To Help Hospitals Raise Opioid Awareness
July 25, 2017 ||The toolkit — released by The MetroHealth System in Cleveland and other partners — outlines steps to help raise awareness of the opioid epidemic.
view more »RWJF, University of Kentucky Launch Preparedness Challenge
June 5, 2017 ||The challenge asks organizations to share how they use the National Health Security Preparedness Index to advance health security and disaster preparedness.
view more »Newark Beth Israel Job Program a Prescription for Good Health
April 25, 2017 ||The partnership between Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Newark-area employers trains participants over five weeks and places them in jobs with the hospital and other local businesses.
view more »RWJF, UK Launch Health Security Challenge
April 11, 2017 ||The challenge aims to promote innovation using the National Health Security Preparedness Index; submissions are due July 31.
view more »RWJF Publishes 2017 County Health Rankings
April 5, 2017 ||The rankings provide a county-level “snapshot” of health and can help essential hospitals identify the needs of the communities they serve.
view more »CDC Webinar: Communicating During Disease Outbreaks
Jan. 27, 2017 ||The 90-minute webinar will focus on training hospital epidemiologists in the interpersonal skills necessary to handle an infectious disease outbreak.
view more »CDC Call Will Educate Emergency Care Providers on Zika
Nov. 1, 2016 ||The Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity aims to educate providers on Zika screening protocols, clinical interventions, reporting processes and more.
view more »Health System, Police Collaborate To Serve At-Risk Youth
Oct. 25, 2016 ||The Cambridge Safety Net Collaborative — a unique partnership between the Cambridge Health Alliance, public schools, and the police — serves at-risk youth.
view more »UVM Medical Center Targets Affordable Housing
Sept. 23, 2016 ||The hospital and its community partners have transformed lives and achieved significant savings in health care costs by giving the homeless a place to live.
view more »CDC Expands States’ Ability To Detect Zika
Sept. 21, 2016 ||In August, CDC sent states about $2.5 million in laboratory supplies and equipment — including two diagnostic tests — to combat the Zika virus.
view more »RWJF Awards Seven Communities for Population Health Work
Sept. 16, 2016 ||Two of the winning communities are home to essential hospitals: KentuckyOne Health in Louisville, Ky., and Jackson Health System in Miami-Dade County, Fla.
view more »Free Housing Helps Homeless Patients Achieve Better Health
Sept. 6, 2016 ||The UI Health program aims to help the city’s chronically homeless reach stability and reduce health care costs by providing them with permanent homes.
view more »New CDC Initiative Targets Community Health
Aug. 3, 2016 ||The community health initiative launches on Aug. 9 with an introductory web forum.
view more »CDC Updates Zika Testing, Sexual Transmission Guidance
July 26, 2016 ||Agency expands the Zika-specific blood testing window for pregnant women from seven days after symptoms start to up to 14 days.
view more »CDC Announces $60M in Funding To Fight Zika
July 22, 2016 ||The funds are intended for epidemiological surveillance and investigation, mosquito control and monitoring, and strengthening of laboratory capacity.
view more »Unique Case of Zika Reported in Utah
July 18, 2016 ||The patient has not traveled to an area with Zika or had sexual contact with a person infected with Zika, and there is no evidence of Zika-carrying mosquitoes in Utah.
view more »Toolkit Tackles Health Issues that Lead to School Absenteeism
July 13, 2016 ||A Healthy Schools Campaign toolkit aims to help school districts combat health issues that distract students from education or cause chronic absenteeism.
view more »Philadelphia Program Tackles Gunshot Injuries, Strengthens Community
June 27, 2016 ||Fighting Chance — co-created by staff at Temple University Hospital — is a program designed to educate residents of gun violence-prone communities on saving lives.
view more »CDC Releases Draft Plan for Locally Acquired Zika Cases in U.S.
June 22, 2016 ||CDC has released a draft interim response plan for the first locally acquired Zika virus cases in the continental United States and Hawaii.
view more »HHS, WHO Release Separate Zika Guidance
June 14, 2016 ||The guidance recommends that hospitals prepare for increased demand for certain types of providers and inform patients about sexual transmission of Zika.
view more »CDC Webinars Focus on Social Determinants of Health
June 1, 2016 ||CDC will host two webinars this month to discuss a program to educate health care professionals about the social factors that affect overall health.
view more »Hospital Helps Low-Income Families Receive Tax Credits
May 6, 2016 ||This tax season, employees and volunteers at Boston Medical Center turned financial advisers, helping return more than $400,000 to low-income families.
view more »AHRQ to Survey Health Literacy Improvement Work
April 14, 2016 ||Agency aims to find quality improvement measures to assess organization health literacy. Will interview organizations that have worked to improve patient health knowledge, health care system navigation, and condition self-management.
view more »HHS to Hold Online Forum on LGBT Health
March 30, 2016 ||As part of LGBT Awareness Week, March 28 to April 1, department seeks a public conversation on health issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities.
view more »FDA Authorizes Zika Diagnostic Test for Emergency Use
March 22, 2016 ||Select laboratories nationally will have access to new diagnostic tool that enables providers to determine with one test, rather than three, whether a patient is infected with chikungunya, dengue, or Zika.
view more »RWJF Launches Leadership Development Opportunities
March 18, 2016 ||Four new programs open to providers in various settings to focus on Interdisciplinary research, health policy research, clinical scholars, and culture of health.
view more »AAP: Screen for Childhood Poverty to Improve Health
March 11, 2016 ||American Academy of Pediatrics recommends pediatricians ask patients or their caregivers about access to basic needs and refer them to nutrition and housing resources when necessary.
view more »Essential Oil Could Be Key to Stopping Zika
March 1, 2016 ||University of New Mexico researchers have found a way to use lemongrass oil as a lethal weapon against the genus of mosquitoes responsible for spreading the Zika virus and other illnesses.
view more »CDC Expands Zika Screening Guidelines for Children
Feb. 24, 2016 ||Children who have been to infected areas within past two weeks or show two or more symptoms of Zika virus should be screened for the virus.
view more »Hurley Doctor Takes the Front Line on Flint Water Crisis
Feb. 22, 2016 ||Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, of Hurley Medical Center, helped to uncover lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan.
view more »A Prescription for Better Nutrition
Feb. 17, 2016 ||Cook County Health & Hospital System has begun screening pediatric patients for food insecurity and offering them and their families assistance.
view more »UNM Health, Law Launch Medicolegal Initiative
Feb. 16, 2016 ||$2.6 million grant from W.K. Kellogg Foundation will support work to provide legal services to children and families living under the poverty line to achieve better health and justice outcomes.
view more »Webcast: Population Health and Health Equity
Jan. 29, 2016 ||National Academies of Sciences Feb. 4 round table in Washington, DC, will explore population health in the context of racial and ethnic disparities and health equity.
view more »BMC Explores Virtual World for Diabetes Education
Dec. 11, 2015 ||The hospital has received a $3.5 million grant to research the effectiveness of virtual technology for diabetes self-management among vulnerable women.
view more »CDC: Get Smart About Antibiotic Resistance
Nov. 17, 2015 ||Week-long annual event will engage stakeholders in discussion and education about antibiotic stewardship in inpatient, outpatient, and animal health settings.
view more »Learning Opportunity for Community Health Partnerships
Oct. 7, 2015 ||Participants will receive training, engage with the new Community Health Improvement Navigator, and exchange ideas with other partnerships
view more »New Tool Assesses Public Health Program Sustainability
Sept. 25, 2015 ||The 40-question assessment helps public health programs understand and build capacity for sustainability over time
view more »Integrating the Homeless into Disaster Response Plans
Aug. 27, 2015 ||New ASPR toolkit helps providers address the needs of people experiencing homelessness in their disaster response planning
view more »PHOTOVOICE Students Use Photography to Advocate for Safety
Aug. 6, 2015 ||The youth empowerment project is run by Parkland Health & Hospital System’s Injury Prevention Center
view more »Improving Care Transitions for Socially, Medically Complex Patients
July 29, 2015 ||Multidisciplinary teams at TMC developed two care transitions assessments and reduced hospital admissions, ED visits, costs
view more »Health Care for the Homeless: Essential Hospitals and Community Partnerships
July 9, 2015 ||Brief summarizes essential hospitals’ role caring for homeless patients, strategies for improving care, and recommendations for forming sustainable community partnerships.
view more »CDC to Hold Ebola Preparedness Courses
June 15, 2015 ||Staff from Ebola assessment hospitals will learn how to prepare facilities and staff to receive, isolate, and care for patients being evaluated for Ebola
view more »Essential Hospitals Named Ebola Regional Treatment Centers
June 15, 2015 ||Three association members were among nine groups of grantees that will receive funding for treating patients with Ebola and other infectious diseases
view more »CDC to Providers: Be Aware of MERS-CoV
June 13, 2015 ||CDC guidance covers evaluation criteria, infection control information for MERS-CoV
view more »Medicare Payment Model Targets Cardiovascular Risk, Costs
June 2, 2015 ||The model will incentivize providers to calculate cardiovascular risk for Medicare beneficiaries and target those with the highest risk for patient-centered care
view more »CDC Launches Online Community Health Navigator
May 8, 2015 ||Tool supports collaboration between hospitals, other stakeholders to improve community health
view more »CDC Warns Hospitals, Long-Term Care Facilities about Listeria Risk
April 22, 2015 ||Information suggests connection between infections and hospital consumption of Blue Bell ice cream products
view more »CDC Adds Measles Outbreak Resources to Website
Feb. 20, 2015 ||New online tools include maps of cases nationally and specific to outbreak linked to Disneyland resort
view more »Social Determinants of Health: Education
Dec. 22, 2014 ||Essential hospitals partner with local schools to foster healthy kids who can complete their education, leading to better health outcomes
view more »CDC Offers Tips, Resources to Prevent and Treat the Flu
Dec. 11, 2014 ||CDC recommends a three-pronged approach to preventing and treating the flu, emphasizes importance of antiviral medications
view more »NDEP Releases Diabetes Care Principles
Nov. 18, 2014 ||Principles highlight the generally agreed-upon elements of current evidence-based diabetes care
view more »Essential Hospitals Aid Countries Struck by Natural Disaster
Oct. 10, 2014 ||HHC has worked with the Afya Foundation since 2008 to donate medical supplies and equipment to countries struck by natural disaster
view more »The Social Determinants of Health: Food Insecurity
Sept. 29, 2014 ||BMC prioritizes food insecurity, one of the most significant social determinants of health
view more »Aquí Para Ti: Health Equity for Latino Teens
Aug. 19, 2014 ||Hennepin clinic offers integrated, bilingual, culturally competent primary care and youth development
view more »CDC Releases Guidance for Treatment of Ebola in U.S. Hospitals
Aug. 1, 2014 ||Guidance outlines recommendations for treatment of patients suspected to have the disease
view more »Gage Award Winner HITS the Streets to Connect with the Uninsured
July 22, 2014 ||Memorial Healthcare System’s Health Intervention with Targeted Services program links patients with insurance and long term care options
view more »Complex Care Clinic: One Stop for Holistic Health
June 17, 2014 ||Virginia Coordinated Care Program for the Uninsured uses multidisciplinary teams in one location to manage population health
view more »Prescribe-a-Bike Gives Patients Control Over Access, Exercise
May 6, 2014 ||The program allows Boston Medical Center physicians to prescribe low-income patients a subsidized annual membership to the city’s bike-sharing program
view more »Boston Medical Center Doctors Prescribe Bikes to Keep Patients Healthy
April 15, 2014 ||The Prescribe-a-Bike initiative aims to promote healthy living and expand access to affordable transportation
view more »Community-Focused Steps to Boosting Nutrition, Wellness
March 10, 2014 ||Phased approach to nutrition deficiency fights risk of serious illness, higher costs, lost productivity
view more »APHA Call for Abstracts Now Open
Jan. 21, 2014 ||Deadlines are between Feb. 10 and Feb. 14
view more »Community Partnerships Keep Mobile Mammography Unit in Drive
Oct. 28, 2013 ||Erie County Medical Center’s clinical office on wheels engages patients and community-based organizations
view more »School Health Program Places a Nurse in Every Public School
Sept. 30, 2013 ||The program also streamlined care by implementing electronic health records
view more »Targeted Testing, Follow-Up Improve Life With HIV
Sept. 30, 2013 ||Denver Health’s multistep program helps ensure HIV-infected people remain on the care continuum
view more »Breathmobiles Control Asthma at School, Keep Students Healthy
Sept. 23, 2013 ||Seventy-five percent of children in Arrowhead’s program have controlled symptoms by the third follow-up visit
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