Health Equity

Health equity CME & education resources

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The American Medical Association (AMA) is committed to inform and educate physicians, health care professionals, health systems and communities on topics related to health equity in order to address and dismantle the root causes of inequities, including racism and other structural determinants of health. As part of this commitment, a series of CME and educational activities are featured on the AMA Ed Hub™ Health Equity Education Center and curated by the AMA’s Center for Health Equity. These health equity educational resources equip physicians and other learners with core health equity concepts needed to support them as they continue to take action and confront health injustice.

This episode of the Prioritizing Equity series, explores the Anchor Strategy—a place-based approach to building community health and wealth by means of local hiring, investing, purchasing and community engagement via the West Side United case study and model.

Visit the AMA Ed Hub to view the video and claim CME.

The American Medical Association designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. See AMA CME accreditation information.

Featured: National Health Equity Grand Rounds: Advancing Health Equity Through Resistance: A State of the Union on Threats and Opportunities

The National Health Equity Grand Rounds Learning Series highlights historical and contemporary root causes of health inequities and amplifies strategies to advance health equity in the United States.

This National Health Equity Grand Rounds event serves as a proverbial State of the Union for health justice work in the United States. Nationally renowned speakers including public health leaders, health care professionals, policy experts and organizers with deep experience in community-based health justice work together to share their perspectives on where we collectively stand in our efforts to advance public health for all people living in the United States. They delve into successful efforts to advance health equity, discuss the coordinated efforts to dismantle this work in various parts of the country, and identify strategies to counter resistance while building a stronger multiracial democracy equipped to support health for every individual and community.

Visit the AMA Ed Hub to learn more and claim CME.

The American Medical Association designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. See AMA CME accreditation information. 

Roots of health inequity

Explore the root causes of health inequity with online learning resources from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).

From the AMA Journal of Ethics

From JN Learning™ (CME/MOC from the JAMA Network™)

From AMA STEPS Forward®

Education from collaborating organizations

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