Population Health

Across Pennsylvania, hospitals and health systems are working to improve the health of their patients, their employees, and the communities they serve.

Addressing Population Health Issues

HAP has created a dashboard and maps as resources to help hospitals and their community partners to better understand the health needs and challenges across Pennsylvania. The metrics included on this dashboard include screening, prevention, chronic, and acute conditions that influence a person’s health and shape the health of our communities.

Many of these resources can be found through the population health dashboard on this page, and more tools are in the works. The detailed county mapping by prevalence shows the challenges on a local level.

HAP Contacts

For more information, contact Robert Shipp III, PhD, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, vice president, workforce & clinical affairs. Media inquiries should be directed to Kim Yakowski, manager, media relations.

HAP News

May 07, 2025

Access to Care at Risk: 5 Key Quotes from Pa. Hospital Community Leaders

Pennsylvania’s hospitals and health systems face significant and persistent challenges that jeopardize communities’ access to health care, HAP and hospital leaders told a state Senate panel today.

April 30, 2025

Pennsylvania’s Hospital Workforce: 5 Takeaways from the Data

Pennsylvania’s hospitals and health systems are developing the health care workforce to serve their communities today and meet a growing need as the commonwealth ages. But they continue to navigate workforce shortages that threaten Pennsylvanians’ access to care.

April 28, 2025

Measles Cases on the Rise in the U.S.

Incidents of measles across the U.S. has gone up since 2024, with more cases appearing in smaller concentrations. Pennsylvania is among 30 states providing data on measles cases.

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