HIV, STIs, Viral Hepatitis and LTBI Routine Screening Toolkit

The AMA’s toolkit for community health centers and emergency departments guides you from patient intake to linkage to care.

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Ways a Chicago health network is improving community health

What happens when communities face huge barriers to wellness? CEO of ACCESS Community Health Network in Illinois shares how they address both the health needs of patients as well as the social determinants that affect outcomes.

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Minority health disparities focus of Clinton Global Initiative summit

The Clinton Global Initiative hosted its 5th annual Health Matters Activation Summit. A town hall on, “Addressing health disparities through technology and innovation,” was moderated by former President Bill Clinton.

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Why the physician voice is key to public health

Dr. Mary Bassett describes her experience learning to speak out against public health disparities. It’s imperative physician’s raise their voice for changes in the political and economic organization of our world.

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New med school: Train physicians to treat diverse consumers and communities 

Kaiser Permanente has announced that it will open its own medical school that will educate physicians to meet 21st-century demands of diverse consumers and communities.

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How student-led curriculum is driving changes in Boston

Students in the Homeless Health Care Curriculum at Boston University grasp difficult lessons in public health while advancing their knowledge of patient care, clinical skills and health disparities.

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Congressional report spotlights health disparities

The Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust released the 2015 Kelly Report on Health Disparities in America, an analysis of the state of African American health in the U.S. It offers a blueprint for reversing health disparities in communities of color.

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How new med students are diving into health care delivery science

Experiential learning has advanced to new heights with a unique intensive program that allows up to 10 medical students from each class to dive into the principles of patient safety, quality improvement, population health and team-based care.

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Physicians discuss racial bias and health in JAMA Viewpoint

A Viewpoint in JAMA, titled “Racial bias in health care and health: Challenges and opportunities,” discusses the potential contribution of societal racial bias to disparities in health care and health status. The physician authors look at what can be done to approach these interconnected issues.

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How one health system is boosting care using race, language data

Collecting accurate information about patients can help improve the quality of care and identify ways to reduce health disparities. One health system collected race, ethnicity and language data from more than 90 percent of patients to boost care quality—and their efforts are thriving.

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