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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
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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
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Q&A with Oprah shines light on COVID-19 impact on minorities

In an impressive interview on Apple TV+ with Oprah Winfrey, AMA Chief Health Equity Officer Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, discussed breaks down the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the African American communities communityacross the country.  

Health Equity
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COVID-19 AMA's National Physician Town Hall

The AMA National Physician Townhall covered important areas the Association continues to work on in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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How COVID-19 is affecting physicians of color across the country

The pandemic is exacerbating existing racial and ethnic health inequities. Learn with the AMA how COVID-19 affects practicing physicians of color.

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Pandemic serves up new questions of medical right and wrong

Learn with the AMA’s top experts about the medical ethics issues emerging amid the COVID-19 global pandemic and how physicians can navigate them.

Ethics
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of April 6, 2020

In the news: CDC recommends face masks in public, COVID-19 in children, COVID-19 statistics on race and ethnicity needed, federal stockpile of PPE depleted.

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Access and health equity during a pandemic

The AMA provides guidance based on the AMA Code of Medical Ethics for physicians to support fair access to care for patients, particularly during a pandemic.

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Why racial and ethnic data on COVID-19’s impact is badly needed

Fewer than a dozen states have shared racial and ethnic data on COVID-19. National numbers must be released so that equity can be prioritized to effectively manage this pandemic.

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