Harms related to preventable medical error remain a leading cause of death in the United States, but health care has been slow to adopt solutions that have shown promise in other complex industries to create safer outcomes. To foster a...
Project & Program Updates
A kickoff session was held June 14 for the new Perinatal Health Equity Champions Program, a year-long engagement model designed to build capacity in the birthing workforce to help address racial disparities and improve maternal health ...
WHAMglobal's Birthing a Movement multi-day event and exhibit at the Three Rivers Arts Festival received a great reception over the first weekend of June. Birthing a Movement included commissioned artwork, interactive artwork, local bir...
On June 22, the Health Careers Futures (HCF) and WHAMglobal boards convened in a joint meeting to discuss the evolution, impact, and future of the Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PA PQC) and related maternal health effort...
One June 21, Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) Aging Team staff and project partners for the Revisiting the Teaching Nursing Home Initiative convened virtually to reflect on the past year's efforts as part of the annual grant review s...
On June 22, the Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Learning Network presented its first Quarterly Learning Collaborative to highlight peer-to-peer education delivered to nursing facility staff and leadership over the past three months. This w...
The PA Youth Advocacy Network's efforts to increase awareness of teen mental health issues and inspire young people across Pennsylvania to action were highlighted at two national conferences this month. The National Alliance on Mental ...
While the U.S. health system performs miraculous acts of healing, it also commits serious acts of harm. Each year in the U.S., between 250,000 to 440,000 people die due to preventable medical error. An estimated 40% of healthcare spend...
Graduate students who are passionate about innovations in healthcare delivery, policy, and patient safety can pursue their interests through paid summer internship opportunities with JHF and its supporting organizations. During the ten...
In just over a year's time, more than 700 older adults living in Allegheny County have connected through JHF's Virtual Senior AcademyTM: an interactive, online platform that promotes social interaction, lifelong learning, and creativit...
Since the Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Series began in 1991, JHF has sponsored a constellation of authors who visit our city to discuss their internationally-acclaimed works. The list includes luminaries like Susan Faludi, Elizabeth ...
As part of the Commonwealth's multi-faceted response to the opioid epidemic, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) launched the Centers of Excellence (COE) Technical Assistance Project in 2018. With funding from the PA DH...
Since 2009, the most influential players in healthcare innovation and technology have descended upon Las Vegas, NV, for the annual CES Digital Health Summit. What ensues is a glimpse into the future of health care, as industry leaders,...