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

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Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts

Learn about Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts for comprehensive health equity communication guidelines to support physicians’ conversations with patients.

AMA Center for Health Equity
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Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts glossary

Review the glossary for Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts for key terms/concepts on how to use language to engage and support.

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Our words matter. It’s time to get them right.

A shift in thinking about language and dominant narratives can help us advance health equity and center care on the experiences of people and communities.

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Signs point to a worse flu season. Vaccination’s the answer.

Pandemic measures drove very low flu case counts last season, but the picture’s likely to be different this time. Learn why there’s #NoTimeForFlu.

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Q&A: Calling out systemic racism’s impact in medicine

Faith Crittenden, MD, MPH, was part of the medical student-led effort to have the AMA recognize racism as a public health threat. Learn more.

Health Equity
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November 2021 Special Meeting of the HOD: September 13 Speakers' updates

Read the Sept. 13 House of Delegates (HOD) speakers' updates for the November 2021 HOD Meeting being held Nov. 12-16, 2021.
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Oct. 22, 2021: National Advocacy Update

AMA supports passage of the TRIUMPH Act to combat maternal mortality and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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3 ways medical educators can help right wrongs of racism in medicine

Putting racial justice efforts into action requires persistence across the medical education continuum. Learn more with the AMA.

Health Equity
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Brain researcher presented with AMA Distinguished Service Award

Carolyn Meltzer, MD honored for work in medical science and social advocacy.

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