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5 MIN READ

Why COVID-19 hits Latinx at nearly double overall U.S. rate

18% of U.S. residents are Latinx, but they account for 33% of the nation’s COVID-19 cases. Find out what’s driving the inequity and how to fix it.

Population Care
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5 MIN READ

Revising the history and physical for new era in medicine

A new model of the history and physical exam—the H&P 360—can help physicians adapt to their changing role in the health care system.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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28 MIN READ

Prioritizing Equity video series: Structural Racism and the Latinx Community

In this installment of the AMA Prioritizing Equity webinar series, public health leaders discuss COVID-19 and the Latinx community. Watch now.

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Population Care
Prioritizing Equity Video Series
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7 MIN READ

Oct. 16, 2020: National Advocacy Update

Why clinical algorithms fall short on race and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Physician disinfecting a patient's arm with cotton pad.
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4 MIN READ

Who gets coronavirus vaccine first? Ethics, equity drive plan

Learn more with the AMA about experts’ four-phase plan for the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine upon FDA approval.

Public Health
An illustration of a chain of people holding hands reaching out to each other over a gulf.
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3 MIN READ

How health inequities outlive historical social injustices

A Harvard social epidemiologist argues that health care policy should account for the long-lasting impact of injustices on patients’ well-being.

Health Equity
African-American woman holding a baby on her chest as she lays down.
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7 MIN READ

How Henry Ford shows the way on tackling patients’ social needs

The Henry Ford Health System has found innovative ways to address the social determinants that drive Detroiters’ poor health outcomes.

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Health Equity
Health System Spotlight
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13 MIN READ

VoteHealth2020 and vital role of physicians in voting advocacy

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 importance of voting.

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Physician-Patient Relationship
AMA Update
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3 MIN READ

Chicago connects with community leaders to fight health inequities

The Windy City’s public health officials have partnered with community leaders to target long-lasting outcome gaps that the pandemic has exacerbated.

Health Equity