Welcome!
Health care: Quality. Access. Cost. These are the issues. We are the voice.
The Greater Detroit Area Health Council (GDAHC) is a multi-stakeholder regional coalition. We address issues of health care quality, access and cost in southeastern Michigan.
As a health care leader that is recognized regionally and nationally, GDAHC leads continuous improvement of the regions health status and of the quality, cost effectiveness and accessibility of health care for all citizens.
Through innovative programming and activities, GDAHC advocates and leads change and improvement in the way health services are delivered, paid for and used within the seven counties of southeast Michigan. The coalition comprises business, labor, health care providers and plans, consumers, government and payers that are working together in partnership and collaboration to influence community health status.
Learn more about our programs and initiatives:
WHAT'S NEW
Mark your calendar! Coffee and Controversy -- May 20, 2008: Hospital Errors and "Never Events:" Who Pays the Bill? Sponsored by sanofi aventis. For more information click here.
Knowing Makes A Difference:
For tips and information on family health and fitness, go to www.vitalmichigan.com. GDAHC and Vital Magazine have formed a relationship to help provide health and fitness information to the residents in southeastern Michigan. Vital is distributed monthly within the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News.
NEW LINK! GDAHC can help with blood pressure management. Check out the BP Success Zone and learn how you can control diabetes by controlling blood pressure. Click here.
Join the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women movement and learn more about heart disease and how it impacts women. Heart disease is the number one killer of women. Visit GoRedForWomen.org and take the Women Heart CheckUp. Within seconds, you'll get an easy to read report that evaluates your risk of having a heart attack or other cardiovascular event within the next decade.
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