AMA urges multifaceted approach to address social determinants of health

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CHICAGO – At the Special Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates, physicians adopted policies today to address social determinants of health as part of health insurance coverage. The disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the need to address nonmedical, yet critical, health needs and the underlying determinants of health — economic stability, neighborhoods, transportation, education and life opportunities, access to food, quality and safe housing, community/social support, and access to health care.

The new policies build on the AMA’s pursuit of greater health equity by identifying and eliminating inequities through advocacy, community leadership and education.

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