CASE STUDIES
HG360™ — Leading the Nation in Whole-Community Preparedness
Sector: Emergency Management/ Law Enforcement / Higher Education / Healthcare / Strategic Partnerships / Simulation
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HG360™ was designed as a first-of-its-kind national model for whole-community/whole-person preparedness [for cities and counties], integrating public health, emergency management, and cross-sector strategic partnerships. AZ convened local leaders including hospitals, businesses, universities, faith-based organizations and public safety agencies under a single framework. The initiative advanced readiness for bioterrorism, pandemics, and natural disasters while building trust across institutions and communities.
The initiative was deigned to produce a vigilance infrastructure with a triple public benefit [safer; healthier and more resilient community] and to reduce the financial impact of future disasters for individuals, families, visitors, businesses and government. By aligning diverse stakeholders under a unified vision, HG360™ set a benchmark for how strategic partnerships can safeguard both institutions and communities when leadership under pressure matters most.
Operation Beating Heart: Saving Athletes from Sudden Death
Sector: Higher Education / Healthcare / Telemedicine / Medical Devices/ Strategic Partnerships / Athletics
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When a tragic pattern of sudden cardiac deaths shook high school athletics, leadership had to act under intense public scrutiny. AZ's relationship with a world-renowned brilliant Yale University School of Medicine professor and "Cyber" surgeon led to him mobilizing academic, healthcare, and civic partners to create a telemedicine-driven, life-saving initiative.
The professor's brainchild “Operation Beating Heart” stands as an early, visionary use of telemedicine and medical devices to address ethnic and demographic gaps in cardiac health screening. A case where foresight, integrity, and decisive action delivered outcomes that truly saved lives.
African American Health Information and Resource Center
Sector: Healthcare / Public-Private Partnerships / Community Engagement / Wellness
Narrative
The African American Health Information & Resource Center (AAHIRC) was established as a pioneering public-private partnership between Savannah State University and St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System. Under AZ’s leadership and research, the Center became a trusted community hub for addressing health disparities through education, research, and direct community engagement.
By uniting academic rigor with hospital resources, AAHIRC empowered underserved populations with access to reliable health information and wellness programs. The initiative (1999 – Legacy Continues) stands as a national model for how institutions can build trust, reduce inequities, and deliver measurable public health outcomes.
