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KQED Features AHS Midwife and BelovedBIRTH Black Centering Program Director Jyesha Wren
Originally published on The Bay, a KQED program. The U.S. ranks 55th in the world in maternal mortality rates. Those rates are even worse for Black women, whose maternal mortality [...]
Cancer Community Collaborative
Join Alameda Health System and their Cancer Community Collaborative to hear about their work on addressing racism-based disparities in diagnostic delays for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer for Black patients [...]
Five Lessons Learned as the CIO of a Safety Net Organization
Originally published on EpicShare. By Mark D. Amey, MBA, Chief Information Officer at Alameda Health System Alameda Health System (AHS) is a public, integrated health care provider that delivers equitable, [...]
Top health official hopes to take local ‘food for medicine’ program nationwide.
Originally published on CBS News. OAKLAND - U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra was at Wilma Chan Highland Hospital in Oakland on Friday morning to hear how [...]
Take Care of Your Heart
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming the lives of more than 650,000 people each year and disproportionately impacting communities of color. African Americans [...]
Alameda Health System’s Palliative Care Receives $3 Million Grant to Expand Services
Alameda Health System (AHS) will expand its palliative care services to more patients experiencing serious illness, thanks to a $3 million grant from the Stupski Foundation. Palliative care is a [...]