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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.

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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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Feb. 19, 2021: Advocacy Update other news

Reckoning with medicine’s history of racism and more in the latest other news in Advocacy Update.

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Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, on health equity and the pandemic’s impact

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 pandemic seen through a health equity lens.

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Reckoning with medicine’s history of racism

Evaluating the person commonly known as the founder of the AMA, Dr. Nathan Davis, is part of the AMA’s journey of reflection and action.

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Physician voices critical to boost public health rebuilding effort

COVID-19 exposed the challenges facing the nation’s underfunded public health system. Experts say proven solutions exist.

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Universal health coverage is within our reach

Meaningful and affordable health coverage is a goal we all must support, especially during a public health crisis the magnitude of COVID-19.

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COVID-19’s unequal impact tied to another inequality—of income

County-level research finds a link between high levels of income inequality and a higher level of COVID-19 cases and deaths. Learn more with the AMA.

Health Equity
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3 keys to help your practice achieve health equity in hypertension

Find out how to better collect race and ethnicity data to identify inequities, take action on hypertension and improve blood pressure control.

Prevention & Wellness
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