Public Health Grand Rounds hosted by Dr. Dora Anne Mills with guest Joy Rhoden

Today we welcome Joy Rhoden, Senior Vice President and Executive Director of Health Outcomes and Care Transformation at the American Hospital Association (AHA). Joy explains how hospitals can use standardized data, care-delivery transformation, community partnerships, and workforce activation to reduce health disparities. She highlights maternal and child health, rural innovations, telehealth, doulas and community health workers. She talks about AHA initiatives like a Commonwealth Fund grant, an EPIC postpartum hemorrhage collaborative, an upcoming Healthier Together conference, and a new economic-impact guide.

The discussion emphasizes actionable tools, peer learning, policy advocacy, and scalable practices to help hospitals move from knowing the problem to measurable improvements in health outcomes for all.

MaineHealth Public Health Grand Rounds: Join us for engaging discussions on today’s evolving public health landscape. Hosted by Dr. Dora Anne Mills, MaineHealth brings together national and local experts to explore critical public health issues impacting Maine and communities across the country.

Virtual Public Health Grand Rounds is open to anyone interested in understanding the dynamic relationship between public health and health care.