Community Violence
黑料正能量 Association content on community violence and actions hospitals and health systems can take to prevent violence in their communities.
Hospitals don鈥檛 need to be the last link in the violence chain and simply patch up victims, says Dannielle Gilyan, Eskenazi Health鈥檚 injury prevention coordinator in Indianapolis, Ind. Like her organization, she says they can work in their communities to prevent people from ever becoming victims of鈥
The AHA and its Section for Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation invites you to join your colleagues on a webinar as they highlight their experiences.
Washington Heights, a community impacted by 770 cases of domestic violence a day, now has the Family PEACE (Preventing Early Adverse Childhood Experiences) Trauma Treatment Center to help break the cycle of violence. Located at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the center not only provides鈥
Cleveland-based Metro Health鈥檚 trauma center doesn鈥檛 just treat a patient鈥檚 gunshot wounds. It also helps the patient avoid getting hurt again.
The health system has partnered with a number of Cleveland social service agencies to counsel victims of gun violence and connect them with services to鈥
Community violence cost U.S. hospitals and health systems an estimated $2.7 billion in 2016, according to a new report prepared for the AHA by Milliman.
A new report by Milliman aims to demonstrate the tremendous resources hospitals and health systems put toward anticipating violent events and caring for its victims. Cost estimates are $2.7 billion in 2016.
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Domestic Violence
In preparation for domestic violence issues in the hospital 鈥 whether it directly involves a patient or an employee 鈥 INTEGRIS Health has created a Threat Assessment Guide, conducted training on conflict resolution with both clinical and security staff, developed a鈥
In the African-American festival of Kwanzaa, Ujima is a day to celebrate collective work that builds and maintains a community.
That collective spirit inspires Project Ujima, the Children鈥檚 Hospital of Wisconsin鈥檚 effort to build and maintain a community around young victims of violence.
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The domestic violence program of CHRISTUS St. Vincent Medical Center (CSV) domestic violence program falls into the 鈥淰iolence in the Home鈥 super priority 鈥 one of the four super priorities that were adopted by the CSV Board following the 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment (the others鈥
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Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines, in partnership with the Chrysalis Foundation and the CHI Mission and Ministry Fund developed and implemented Girl Power, an innovative violence prevention initiative serving young women ages 12 to 18. The program has been successfully implemented at five鈥