Delivering Better Care

The EvidenceNOW initiative serves as a key example for how AHRQ has effectively supported healthcare systems and improved preventive services. The continuation of this initiative is critical to reduce the chronic disease burden and improve health overall in the U.S.

The AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) features thought leaders’ perspectives on oral diseases, which remain a neglected public health challenge impacting nearly half of the world’s population. Fragmentation and separation from medicine and public health requires meaningful collaboration across disciplines and sectors in order to improve health for all.

AHRQ's research and implementation support improves the health of all communities. Given the recent changes and reductions in force at HHS, it is imperative that the work to improve care at the local level continues.

The Older Americans Act is having a profound effect on agencies that serve older adults.

AHRQ pioneers initiatives that break down barriers to care and improve health for rural Americans. Given the recent announcement on the reorganization of HHS, we’re highlighting AHRQ’s crucial role in rural health care.

As the Department of Health and Human Services faces mass reorganization, protecting AHRQ is not only essential but a good return on investment.

AHRQ helps us keep pace with change, by making sure clinical research has real-world impact. Given yesterday’s HHS reorganization announcement, we’re highlighting the agency’s impact on HSR and health systems.

Dr. Philip Payne and Dr. Aditi Gupta offer a resource aimed at equipping health services researchers with the knowledge and capabilities to effectively utilize AI’s advantages.

Approved by the AcademyHealth Board of Directors in March 2025, this five-year strategic plan reaffirms the organization’s existing mission, vision, and values, introducing three key focus areas to achieve a newly devised outcome statement.

In response to possible reorganization at the Department of Health and Human Services, it’s imperative to acknowledge AHRQ’s essential role in the delivery of high value, high quality care for all Americans.