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Best of 2016: Patients
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The top 5 stories patients should read

These articles will help patients understand dietary guidelines, health disparities, the AMA’s gun-violence policy, and state laws on tobacco purchases.

Prevention & Wellness
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How racism, segregation drive health disparities

A public health researcher who found ways to measure racism says it helps account for persistent black-white gaps in life expectancy and care access.

Health Equity
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Putting gun violence, health disparities in context of racism

Health care inequities and deaths and injuries involving firearms best understood amid social climate, argues a leading public health physician.

Health Equity
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Rethinking how race contributes to a patient’s health

Race is a demographic factor that may influence a patient’s health, but understanding how race influences health is evolving. One medical school is helping future physicians think about race in the exam room.

Health Equity
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Working upstream to achieve the quadruple aim

Better health care, lower medical costs and more satisfied patients require physicians to consider upstream socio-economic, cultural and environmental conditions. Fourth goal is physician satisfaction.

Health Equity
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AMA unveils interactive tool that IDs underserved patient care areas

Geospatial mapping tool could be useful to reporters or researchers hoping to understand trends and gaps in patient access to care.

Press Releases
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Death by ZIP code: Investigating the root causes of health inequity

How do socioeconomic and environmental factors play a role in health inequity? One physician looked at cause of death, age, race, ethnicity and where a person lived to reveal patterns of death in a community over time.

Health Equity
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A growing health disparity: Life expectancy for richest, poorest Americans

The poorest men in the U.S. at age 40 have a life expectancy similar to men in Pakistan and Sudan. The richest Americans continue to add years to their lives. A study examines how income correlates with longevity—and how that’s changing.

Health Equity
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From volume to value: How one health system is making the change

ACCESS Health System moved to a team-based care model rooted in evidence-based practices across 36 health centers. Switching from an emphasis on volume to value has created a new relationship between physician and patient.

Health Equity