Health Advocates Network’s Post

Happy Long-Term Care Administrators Week! 👩⚕️🏠🎉 This week, we celebrate the amazing Long-Term Care Administrators who lead our senior living communities! Their dedication, expertise, and compassion ensure our most vulnerable population receives the highest quality care. Share a personal story about a great Long-Term Care Administrator you've interacted with. I'd love to hear about it in the comments! #longtermcare #longtermcareadministratorsweek #lnha

Palliative Care ECHO Lunch & Learn with Brittany D’Angelo, Julie Diner & Natalie McGuigan Wednesday May 15 12noon-1pm on ZOOM https://lnkd.in/gJX6Kwke In this session, members of the Palliative Advocacy Care Team (PACT) & Palliative Carelink will discuss how health and social care workers can adopt approaches to care that recognize and adapt to the social and structural determinants of health. The goal of this session is to challenge providers to re-think traditional models of care, and pursue practices that meet unmet needs of structurally vulnerable populations. Learning objectives: Explore what it means to take an equity-informed approach to care Review the concepts of harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and cultural safety Identify barriers to care and resources for vulnerably housed clients who could benefit from a palliative approach to care

Palliative Care ECHO Lunch & Learn with Brittany D’Angelo, Julie Diner & Natalie McGuigan - Wednesday May 15 12noon-1pm on ZOOM https://lnkd.in/gJX6Kwke In this session, members of the Palliative Advocacy Care Team (PACT) & Palliative Carelink will discuss how health and social care workers can adopt approaches to care that recognize and adapt to the social and structural determinants of health. The goal of this session is to challenge providers to re-think traditional models of care, and pursue practices that meet unmet needs of structurally vulnerable populations. Learning objectives: Explore what it means to take an equity-informed approach to care Review the concepts of harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and cultural safety Identify barriers to care and resources for vulnerably housed clients who could benefit from a palliative approach to care

Ever After, host Stacy Francis is joined by Beth Battaglino, the CEO of Healthy Women, and Deb Gordon, the co-founder of Umbra Health Advocacy. Together, they discuss the significant challenges widows face in healthcare, including hidden and unexpected expenses that can cause severe financial strain. Financial education and proactivity is crucial, along with support from caring experts and advocates, so that you can empower yourself with physical and financial health. https://lnkd.in/guagQWfC

Empowering families to voice their needs 🤝 On World Health Day, we want to touch on the theme 'My health, My Right.' At QEC, we advocate for the rights of every family. Prior to admission and during our programs, we ensure that the family's rights are clearly explained. Visit the 'Rights and responsibilities' page of our website for more information on this topic: https://lnkd.in/gpsc76zT #WorldHealthDay #FamilyRights #MyHealthMyRight"

The American College of Physicians has your back. Throughout 2023, ACP has addressed key public health issues and strongly advocated on behalf of you and your patients to improve your daily practice and your patients' health care. See all advocacy actions: https://ow.ly/QvK250Qkajb • Fought for prior authorization reform • Increased legislative support for step therapy process improvement • Recommended development of meaningful performance measures • And more…

Family medicine is at the ❤️ of a community's health. Addressing health disparities & improving health outcomes for minority populations ties directly to #MinorityHealthMonth. The American Academy of Family Physicians has resources to help advance equitable access to care in your practice. https://bit.ly/3x6Lcc9

"What problems draw public attention and why? Which potential solutions get discussed and considered? What policy choices are made and by whom? Once decisions are made, how do they get implemented and what is the impact on people’s lives? As I quickly learned, the answers to these questions can be complicated. Sometimes disappointing, even disheartening. But at times they can be downright inspiring. Uplifting. Reaffirming. That’s when you know advocacy played a role." Thoughts from Cindy Zeldin, our VP of Health Policy and Government Affairs, on the role of advocacy in creating change.

Family medicine is at the ❤️ of a community's health. Addressing health disparities & improving health outcomes for minority populations ties directly to #MinorityHealthMonth. The American Academy of Family Physicians has resources to help advance equitable access to care in your practice. https://bit.ly/3x6Lcc9

Family medicine is at the ❤️ of a community's health. Addressing health disparities & improving health outcomes for minority populations ties directly to #MinorityHealthMonth. The American Academy of Family Physicians has resources to help advance equitable access to care in your practice. https://bit.ly/3x6Lcc9