The American Hospital Association is bringing together leaders from hospitals, health systems, public health departments and community organizations for the 2026 Healthier Together Conference, May 12-14 in Dallas.

This dynamic event will highlight data-driven strategies and innovative approaches to expand access to care, advance person-centered interventions, strengthen hospital-community partnerships, and explore collaborative solutions to reduce disparities in health outcomes and bolster resilience in the health care field.

 
 
 

Who should attend the conference?

The Healthier Together Conference is geared for leaders (e.g., directors, vice presidents, senior vice presidents, etc.) who work to improve health outcomes and address disparities in health outcomes in the following fields:

  • Population level data collection and analytics
  • Community and patient engagement
  • Community benefit
  • Community health
  • Access and opportunity
  • Health care administration
  • Population health management
  • Public health

Don't miss out on the chance to network with and learn from leaders at this three-day convening! Use the justification toolkit to get your employer on-board with your attendance at conference.

What are the conference's focus areas?

Conference attendees will collaborate to share and discuss promising practices to reduce disparities in health outcomes, while also focusing their efforts on innovative solutions to improve health for all individuals. Specifically, conference sessions fall under five primary content tracks:

  • Reducing disparities in health outcomes to drive better health for all.
  • Leading practices in data assessment and analytics to identify and prioritize actions to address population and community-level health needs.
  • Care delivery transformation to better meet the health and health-related social needs of various populations (e.g., maternal and child, older adults) by bringing care to the community.
  • Building and maintaining successful partnerships with public health and community-based organizations to improve health outcomes and invest in the conditions that drive health and well-being.
  • Engaging patients and communities in co-designing health programming and interventions.

Read about the what you can expect to learn during the plenary sessions, which will kick off each day of the conference.

Why should you join us in Dallas?

The 2026 Healthier Together Conference is the premier gathering for leaders focused on improving health and wellbeing in communities throughout the country. Attendees will hear from leaders and change-makers who are improving health outcomes throughout the country, and emerge with the latest ideas, resources and success stories fueling the important work taking place in health care.