Topic in Focus: Health Care Equity

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Medical students offer insights on inequities during COVID-19

Medical students from across organized medicine are working to address the health inequity laid bare by the pandemic.

Health Equity
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Why African American communities are being hit hard by COVID-19

AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, talks with black journalists about the factors driving pandemic caseloads, deaths among African Americans.

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Prioritizing Equity video series: COVID-19 & the Experiences of Medical Students

AMA’s Chief Health Equity Officer Aletha Maybank MD, MPH, hosts a panel with a group of medical students to discuss health equity considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Health Equity
Prioritizing Equity Video Series
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How COVID-19’s egregious impact on minorities can trigger change

Pandemic’s indisputable, deadly toll in minority communities should lead to prioritizing health equity, says a leading cardiologist.

Health Equity
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Pandemic challenges make physicians’ voice more critical than ever

As COVID-19 lays bare inequities in the health system and the nation grapples with reopening, learn from the AMA’s presidential leadership how doctors’ advocacy is making a difference.

Infectious Diseases
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Breaking down data on the AAPI community to improve health equity

AMA report of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) data disaggregation lays out an overview of the AAPI community. Learn more.

Health Equity
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Despite risks, senior physicians step up to challenge COVID-19

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 contribution of senior physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
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AMA warns against racism, xenophobia amid COVID-19

Racism and xenophobia lead to negative health consequences for segments of our population and this shouldn’t be tolerated.

Press Releases
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Shaping the future of health care 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 talking with AMA's past, present and incoming presidents about their experiences with the pandemic.

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