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New policies adopted on segregation, homelessness

Racial segregation in housing and chronic homelessness are detrimental to health and contribute to disparities.

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Moudi Hubeishy, medical student
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Moudi Hubeishy: Helping patients wherever they are

AMA member Moudi Hubeishy is still a medical student, but he is already directing a street-medicine program that delivers medical help to homeless people in Buffalo.

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2018 AMA Annual Meeting
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AMA puts its organizational muster behind health equity push

Physicians define “health equity” as optimal health for all. The move is aimed at eliminating disparities affecting racial and ethnic minorities and other populations.

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AMA outlines ambitious approach toward health equity

AMA adopted policy to define health equity and outline a framework toward the goal of achieving optimal health for all, referring to all aspects of health.

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Improve health equity by collecting patient demographic data

Most physician practices do not collect patient demographic information, or they do so in unreliable ways. The data can help drive approaches to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities.

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Tiffani L. Bell, MD: Caring for the whole child

AMA member Tiffani L. Bell, MD, is working to marry training in obesity medicine and child and adolescent psychiatry to serve the whole patient. She also encourages other underrepresented minorities to pursue medicine.

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Christopher Clifford, AMA’s Government Relations Advocacy Fellow
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Christopher Clifford, MD: Looking out for those who need help

AMA member Christopher Clifford is helping develop an office of minority health and equity to advocate for some of Nevada’s most vulnerable patients.

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Working to eliminate health disparities in cardiac care

AMA member Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, moves medicine by targeting the health disparities in cardiac care, 1-on-1 with patients and through research and education.

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March 22, 2018: Judicial Advocacy Update

Find out how the AMA advocates for pregnant women and their right to informed consent about their options in NIFLA v. Becerra.

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