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AMA applauds Biden Administration on first-day executive actions

Measures address COVID-19 pandemic, racial equity, climate, re-engage with WHO.

Press Releases
Bechara Choucair, MD
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11 MIN READ

COVID-19 is transforming public health. It’s not the first time.

The pandemic is the latest in a line of revolutions in public health. Learn how these changes are playing out in the Kaiser Permanente health system.

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Health Equity
Health System Spotlight
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Prioritizing Equity video series: 2020 Election-Moving Forward

Physician leaders participate in a post-election conversation focusing on centering equity in health policy 2020 and beyond. Watch now.

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Health Equity
Prioritizing Equity Video Series
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Doctors to court: Let California keep tougher emissions rules

The AMA Litigation Center tells a federal appellate court that California should be allowed to keep pursuing policies that fight climate change.

Public Health
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7 MIN READ

How Kaiser Permanente manages at burning edge of climate change

One doctor’s harrowing story sheds light on the personal and professional impact of increasingly common and severe weather events—and the health system coordination needed to survive them.

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Public Health
Health System Spotlight
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8 MIN READ

Health care 2020: Here’s where Congress and the states are headed

The AMA’s senior VP of advocacy offers expert insight on what physicians should expect, and advises doctors looking to make a mark with policymakers.

Access to Care
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Jan. 13, 2020

In the news: 2,900 deaths this flu season, climate change could increase deaths, FDA approving drugs faster, BP rises faster in women, 1 in 7 adults are sedentary.

Publications & Newsletters
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3 MIN READ

Doctors demand presidential action on climate change

The AMA and 23 other organizations tell President Trump there is no single step that can do more for the health of Americans than meeting the Paris Climate Agreement obligations.

Public Health
Renee N. Salas, MD, MPH
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Why physicians see climate change as a health emergency

Two physicians who are leading thinkers on the health impact of climate change say there is a critical window of time to address the environmental crisis.

Public Health