Topic in Focus: Health Care Equity

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How to combat COVID-19’s disparate mental health impact

The pandemic is hitting people of color especially hard, and mental health is no exception. Learn what patients and physicians can do to alleviate the stress.

Health Equity
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The pandemic's impact on the Native American population

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 health care disparities in the Native American population.

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AMA announces new COVID-19 health equity resources

These timely and topical resources were designed to ensure that physicians are equipped with the information they need to confront inequities.

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COVID-19: How a Chicago health system reaches communities of color

Cook County Health in Chicago was prepared for a COVID-19 surge early on. Now, ongoing efforts focus on reaching African American and low-income communities.

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Prioritizing Equity video series: Strengthening the Public Health Infrastructure to Battle Crises

AMA’s Chief Health Equity Officer Aletha Maybank MD, MPH, hosts a panel with a group of health experts and leaders in minority communities across the nation to discuss health equity during the pandemic.

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Prioritizing Equity Video Series
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National COVID-19 patient data vital to fixing inequity

You can’t fix what you don’t measure and a lack of patient race and ethnicity data has hindered efforts to address inequities in the COVID-19 response.

Health Equity
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Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, discusses how COVID-19 amplifies health care disparity

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 health equity and more.

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Health Equity
AMA Update
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Prioritizing Equity video series: The Experience of Physicians of Color and COVID-19

Learn more about what some of the leading physician experts had to say about COVID-19’s effect on doctors and patients of color across the U.S.

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Prioritizing Equity Video Series
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AMA experts discuss pandemic’s impact on rural America

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 impact on rural communities and more.

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Population Health
AMA Update