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15 MIN READ

Diana Ramos, MD, on exploring the disproportionate impact on the Latinx community

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the impact of COVID-19 on the Latinx community, including safety and access to health care.

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Population Care
AMA Update
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5 MIN READ

Oct. 2, 2020: National Advocacy Update 

Congress passes bill to fund government through Dec. 11 in the latest National Advocacy Update

Advocacy Update
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6 MIN READ

AMA petitions U.S. Supreme Court to review Title X restrictions

The AMA strongly believes that our nation’s highest court must step in to remove government overreach and interference in the patient-physician relationship.

Press Releases
Revised list of essential public health services
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6 MIN READ

Equity centered in revised list of essential public health services

Revised 10 Essential Public Health Services list is built around equity and emphasizes need for cross-sector community partnerships for optimum health for all.

Health Equity
Voting booth
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4 MIN READ

Why it’s OK for doctors to ask their patients about voting

It is legally and ethically permissible to help patients register to vote and urge them to do so. Learn more with the AMA.

Health Equity
2 MIN READ

Release of the revised Essential Public Health Services Framework

The 10 Essential Public Health Services (EPHS) framework was developed in 1994 and has been updated in 2020 for today's communities. Learn more.

Public Health
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25 MIN READ

Prioritizing equity video series: Voting During the COVID-19 Pandemic

AMA’s Prioritizing Equity YouTube series discusses the ways in which COVID-19 may uniquely impact the traditional voting process in 2020.

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Health Equity
Prioritizing Equity Video Series
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5 MIN READ

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Sept. 14, 2020

In the news: Preventive health care has declined during pandemic, plans to distribute coronavirus vaccines for free and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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4 MIN READ

Sept. 18, 2020: Judicial Advocacy Update

AMA joins lawsuit against FDA and more in the latest Judicial Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update