AMA Center for Health Equity

AMA StatementsMar 4, 2021

AMA statement on JAMA podcast and tweet

Recent podcast and tweet published by JAMA inconsistent with the policies and views of AMA.

Health EquityFeb 26, 2021

Prioritizing Equity video series: COVID-19 & trauma-informed approaches

In this edition of the Prioritizing Equity series, leaders in health justice discuss how trauma-informed approaches impact advancing equity during COVID-19.

Health EquityFeb 26, 2021

New fellowship will equip doctors to advance U.S. health equity

14-month-long fellowship gives physicians a chance to dive deep and get the skills they need to combat root causes of health inequity across the nation.

Advocacy UpdateFeb 26, 2021

Feb. 26, 2021: National Advocacy Update

AMA urges Biden Administration to include physician offices in COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration plans and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Health EquityFeb 24, 2021

Aletha Maybank, MD, on collecting race & ethnicity data to guide equity

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 collecting race and ethnicity data to guide health care decisions.

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Health EquityFeb 22, 2021

Inequity’s toll for Black Americans: 74,000 more deaths a year

Black people have 24% higher mortality rate than whites in our 30 largest cities. But rates vary widely—suggesting that inequities aren’t inevitable.

Health EquityFeb 22, 2021

Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship

The Center for Health Equity (CHE) has partnered with Morehouse School of Medicine’s Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) to create and launch the Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship.

Press ReleasesFeb 22, 2021

AMA, Satcher launch fellowship program to confront health inequities

First-of-its-kind initiative aims to reshape the future of health equity advocacy, improve health outcomes

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