Topic in Focus: Health Care Equity

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COVID-19 health equity initiatives: New York City Department of Health

The New York City Department of Health mobilized teams to perform testing and follow-up point of care services as a way to interrupt COVID-19 transmission.

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Pediatricians take a look at the challenges ahead as kids head back to school

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 risks of children returning to school during the pandemic in part two of a two-part series.

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CDC director: Push is on to vaccinate 65% of Americans against flu

The CDC is developing plans to reach communities of color that COVID-19 has hit harder and where flu vaccination rates have traditionally been lower.

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The importance of health system science during the pandemic

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 health system science during the pandemic.

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Prioritizing Equity video series: Political Determinants of Health

Join physicians and health equity leaders as they discuss how political determinants of health impact health equity, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Health Equity
Prioritizing Equity Video Series
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AMA in the News: August 2020

Read media highlights mentioning the American Medical Association for August 2020.

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AMA Health Equity Work Group: 2019 year-end update

The AMA Health Equity Work Group released its 2019 report on how the AMA works to improve health equity within the association and with its partners.

Health Equity
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If technology is to improve health equity, it won’t happen by accident

Strategic planning and purposeful execution is needed to ensure that innovations such as health care AI do not exacerbate bias.

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Leadership Viewpoints
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How to tackle health inequities with science, data during pandemic

Longstanding inequities have been magnified during COVID-19. There are ways to set things right for path ahead.

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