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Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts

Learn about Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts for comprehensive health equity communication guidelines to support physicians’ conversations with patients.

AMA Center for Health Equity
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5 MIN READ

Our words matter. It’s time to get them right.

A shift in thinking about language and dominant narratives can help us advance health equity and center care on the experiences of people and communities.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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6 MIN READ

Q&A: Calling out systemic racism’s impact in medicine

Faith Crittenden, MD, MPH, was part of the medical student-led effort to have the AMA recognize racism as a public health threat. Learn more.

Health Equity
8 MIN READ

November 2021 Special Meeting of the HOD: September 13 Speakers' updates

Read the Sept. 13 House of Delegates (HOD) speakers' updates for the November 2021 HOD Meeting being held Nov. 12-16, 2021.

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4 MIN READ

3 ways medical educators can help right wrongs of racism in medicine

Putting racial justice efforts into action requires persistence across the medical education continuum. Learn more with the AMA.

Health Equity
6 MIN READ

November 2021 AMA House of Delegates Health Equity Forum

Find the agenda and more for the Nov. 14 AMA Health Equity Forum being held during the November 2021 Special Meeting of the HOD.

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4 MIN READ

Correct count matters for Asian American, Pacific Islander health

Grouping Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders together can hide their particular health challenges. Learn more with the AMA.

Health Equity
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6 MIN READ

Why organized medicine must “clean up” to advance health equity

The AMA and other physician organizations offer candid apologies for their history of racial exclusion. Learn why that’s needed to right today’s wrongs.

Health Equity
Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH
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See who made the list of top diversity leaders in health care

Leading trade publication taps AMA’s Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, for her industry-shaping work on health equity. Eight AMA members also were honored.

Health Equity