• Communication Science for Health Professionals

    News! 

    See MarketWatch covers our work in operationalizing health equity

    See Bloomberg reports about our special fundraiser

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     Join the movement of advancing health equity through effective, proven communication methodologies 

  • Mission

    We’re on a mission to use the power of communication to radically improve health outcomes. Because everyone has a right to their health.

     

    Health equity is in our DNA. "Amah" means "grandma" in Taiwanese. Our team strives to improve the health and well-being of our grandparents, parents, children, friends, neighbors, and those we love - no matter who they are and where they are from.

     

    We're now running a fundraiser to offer FREE health communication training to VOLUNTEER clinicians at CHARITABLE clinics to scale patient-centric care among DIVERSE POPULATIONS. Join us and donate today!

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  • Our Training Products

    Methodology for seeing individual patients for who they are regardless of

    age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status

    Check out our CME courses, short mini-series, digital downloadables, and informational videos to enhance your understanding of health communication for better patient outcomes and health team well-being

  • Team

    Human-centered innovation in healthcare

    Yi-an Yang, MS, MA

    • Cross-cultural health communication
    • Parallel speech analysis

    Stephanie Willding, MPA

    • Health administration
    • Partnership development

    Dr. Daniel O'Keefe, PhD

    • Behavior science 
    • Persuasion theory

    Dr. Kasia Hein-Peters, MD

    • Psychiatry and behavioral health
    • Health and vaccine communication

    Daniel Luff, MA

    • eLearning architecture
    • Learner engagement strategies
  • FAQ

    Does Amah Health's training give me CE credits?

    -Yes! For our course, Influencing Health Behaviors in Chronic Care Visits, we're approved to issue 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™, 3 contact hours of Continuing Nursing Education activity, and 3 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Check out our Amah Academy and enroll today!

     

    I’m a good communicator already. Will Amah help me?

    -We certainly hope so! Amah is not designed for “bad communicators” to learn the basics. These are communication strategies specific to a healthcare setting that are designed to help healthcare teams and patients better see eye to eye, especially across diverse groups.

     

    How does Amah support health equity?

    -When a healthcare team member sees patients of a different cultural or linguistic background, it can be even harder to develop the mutual understanding needed to get patients on board with their treatment plans. Using a systematic, research-backed communication procedure and method can help level the playing field for cultural and ethnic minorities to have similar health outcomes as other populations. For example, Amah’s strategies can help healthcare teams effectively explore barriers to treatment adherence that have to do with religious beliefs, cultural eating habits, or community beliefs about medicine. Amah’s programming also supports healthcare teams in becoming aware of social determinants of health.

  • CONTACT

    See how we help care teams grow and serve better

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