History of H-STAT
In 2021 we sat down with Henry Kahn, one of H-STAT's founding members, to discuss the history and importance of student activism.
Highlight: 2014-2015
H-STAT was awarded the Edward R. Loveland Memorial Award by the American College of Physicians for making a distinguished contribution to the health field.
Highlight: 2010-2011
- The Rollins School of Public Health awarded HealthSTAT the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award for work that exemplifies the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
- The Community Foundation awarded HealthSTAT $10,000 in recognition of our overall mission and work.
- The Institute of Medicine‘s The Future of Nursing report recognized HealthSTAT for our interdisciplinary and leadership model.
- HealthSTAT was recognized in the journal of the American College of Surgeons for our work on Georgia Ballot Measure 2, attempting to obtain sustainable funding for Georgia’s trauma system
Highlight: 2008-2009
H-STAT was recognized for its role in the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll (highest Federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement) awarded to Emory University
Highlight: 2007-2008 - Grady Is Vital Campaign
Read about it here: https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20130610.031962/full/
In 2007-2008, H-STAT mobilized to stop Grady Memorial Hospital from shutting down:
Galvanized students, staff, and patients
Designed and printed 3,000 Grady is Vital Buttons that were distributed to students, residents, and faculty and Grady staff to show solidarity and support for Grady.
Designed and printed 5,000 Grady Advocacy Postcards that were distributed to hospital staff and patients to empower them to call Fulton and DeKalb County Commissioners
Mobilized over 110 students for at several DeKalb County public hearings on the Grady issue
Created dialogue with local and state leaders
Organized Panel on Grady’s Future on September 17 with university administrators, local and state elected officials, and community leaders that was attended by over 150 students, residents, and faculty
Created letter expressing students’ deep concern for Grady to Dr. Sanfilippo, CEO of Woodruff Health Sciences Center, signed by over 700 students from across Emory’s health professional schools and presented to him at his welcoming reception
Delivered 500 handwritten letters to the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker of the House from health professional students urging state leaders to fund Grady as a vital healthcare resource for Georgia.
Organized meetings with over 10 Georgia legislators including leaders of Senate and House Appropriations and Health and Human Services Committees to advocate that Grady is vital to Georgia
Students and residents testified at the Fulton County Commissioners Meeting to urge county commissioners to reverse their decision to cut funding to Grady.
Legislative Breakfast hosted for H-STAT by Chairman Ben Harbin, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee on January 28
Publicly recognized by Representative Edward Lindsey, who delivered a letter from H-STAT inviting legislators to tour Grady to the desks of 180 Representatives.
Demonstrated Grady's necessity to the community
Organized Grady is Vital Rally on the steps of Grady Memorial Hospital, which was attended by over 350 Morehouse, Emory, Mercer, Medical College of Georgia, and Georgia State University students, residents, faculty, and staff and covered by numerous Atlanta media outlets
Organized march to the Capitol to be present at the Georgia House of Representative during a hearing on the Grady issue
Founded in 2001.
