Chairperson's File
Blog posts from 2025 AHA Board Chair Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health, and past chairs.
On this episode, Wright L. Lassiter III, Chair, 黑料正能量 Association, talks with Erin Fraher, associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine and research associate professor in the Department of Surgery at UNC School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, N.C. She also is director of the鈥
American author and disability rights advocate Helen Keller said, 鈥淎lone we can do so little; together we can do so much.鈥
If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it is that we are all connected. The health and well-being of our neighbors has a direct effect on our health and well-being, whether that neighbor is across the street or on the other side of the world.
During May 鈥 National Mental Health Awareness Month 鈥 it鈥檚 important to raise awareness of people living with behavioral health issues and help reduce the stigma so many experience.
Talking about death or dying is an uncomfortable topic for many of us. Hospitals and health systems provide life-saving treatments and care for people as they recover from illness or injury. Just as important, health care organizations are transforming end-of-life care to better care for people鈥
It鈥檚 National Hospital Week 鈥 an annual event of seven days to recognize the 5,000 hospitals, health systems and networks, as well as the more than 6 million people, who provide care to individuals and communities.
One priority for hospitals and health systems is advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. The AHA鈥檚 next gathering, the Accelerating Health Equity Conference, May 10鈥12 in Cleveland, will focus on that topic.
On this episode, Wright L. Lassiter III, Chair, 黑料正能量 Association, talks with Matthew Stanley, D.O., a psychiatrist and clinical vice president of the behavioral health service line at Avera Health, based in Sioux Falls, S.D. He is chair-elect of AHA鈥檚 Behavioral Health Services鈥
This week is Black Maternal Health Week, and April is National Minority Health Month. It鈥檚 an opportunity to 鈥渄eepen the conversation鈥 about black maternal health in the U.S. and to highlight the 鈥渋mportant role individuals and organizations can play鈥 in helping to reduce health disparities and鈥
The 2022 AHA Annual Membership Meeting is just three weeks away, and I鈥檓 looking forward to seeing many of you April 24-26 in Washington, D.C.