On April 12, the 28th annual Cleveland International Film Festival hosted the world premiere of the documentary, The Pitch: Patient Safety's Next Generation, followed by Q&As with the filmmakers. In total, over 200 people attended ...
Project & Program Updates
National Patient Safety Board (NPSB) Advocacy Coalition member Families USA hosted a webinar on April 4 to highlight the problem of preventable medical harm and how the new bipartisan NPSB legislation is an essential part of the soluti...
The Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) has been steadily advancing its agenda in 2024 with priorities in each organizational focus area: patient safety, workforce development, women's health, senior and long-term care, HIV/AIDS, and te...
Nearly $4.5 million in awards are currently under contract as part of a maternal care innovation opportunity spearheaded by Pennsylvania lawmakers dedicated to identifying promising practices in maternal care and reducing maternal mort...
A nationwide survey completed by Michigan State University stated that 31 percent of people report that the pandemic has affected their ability to feed their families. Several risk factors of maternal mortality, such as hypertension, c...
Many states, including Pennsylvania, have formed Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRCs) to analyze maternal deaths within the state and determine their causes. The committees can be a valuable tool to not only identify root cause...
Pennsylvania Senator Jay Costa was joined by Allegheny County healthcare officials and representatives of Pittsburgh region's healthcare community during the Teen Mental Health Advisory meeting on April 16 to discuss potential ways tha...
The Pennsylvania Health Funders Collaborative (PHFC) held its spring policy meeting with state legislators and administrative officials on April 8 in Harrisburg. Twelve members from the PHFC, a statewide network of 22 health foundation...
In early April, Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) staff members Stacie Bonenberger, MOT, OTR/L, and Anneliese Perry, MS, NHA, presented a Dementia Friends information session to 200 volunteers at the Pennsylvania Department of Ag...
Twenty-two outreach workers from 11 HIV service organizations across the Commonwealth gathered in Philadelphia on April 4 for a Minority AIDS Initiative Learning Session facilitated by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation. This is the seco...
The Coalition for Quality at the End of Life (CQEL) convened for its first meeting of the year on April 9 via Zoom. Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) COO and Chief Program Officer Nancy Zionts, MBA, kicked off the sprin...
The Pennsylvania Association of Directors of Nursing Administration (PADONA) held its annual conference in early April in Hershey, PA, where several Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) staff members gave presentations on its long-t...
Hazell Azzer, AIDS Free Pittsburgh's Community Outreach and Engagement Coordinator, has been selected as one of Allies for Health and Wellbeing's 2024 Bright Young People. Hazell will be honored at their annual fundraising gala, the Fr...
The Jewish Healthcare Foundation's Aging and HIV/AIDS teams were recently re-credentialed by SAGECare, the training division of the nation's largest advocacy and services organization for LGBTQ+ older adults SAGE. Staff completed onlin...
During the Jewish Healthcare Foundation's (JHF) April 1 meeting of the Board of Trustees, the spotlight was placed on new faces on the JHF and Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI) Boards to learn how their work and in...
Christopher Hart and his wife, LeeAnn, met with Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) staff during a visit to Pittsburgh on April 3. Hart, a lawyer, pilot, and former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, is the fou...
Women's reproductive rights remain front and center in the current election cycle, and on April 4, the National Council of Jewish Women Pittsburgh presented a powerful play centered on one of the most significant health issues facing w...
On Thursday May 30, 2024, AIDS Free Pittsburgh (AFP), True T Pgh, and partners will host its sixth annual HIV awareness and testing event, Too Hot For July (TH4J) at Allegheny Commons East Park from 4-10p.m. The event will feature trai...
The Patient Safety Technology Challenge announced the winners of six recently sponsored events. The 2024 Cornell Health Hackathon was an in-person event from March 8-10 in New York City that brought together students from across degree...
Patient safety advocacy efforts took center stage this month, as members of the National Patient Safety Board Advocacy Coalition, Patients for Patient Safety US, presented at two conferences to share the exciting efforts to address har...