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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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Revised list of essential public health services
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Equity centered in revised list of essential public health services

Revised 10 Essential Public Health Services list is built around equity and emphasizes need for cross-sector community partnerships for optimum health for all.

Health Equity
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Why it’s OK for doctors to ask their patients about voting

It is legally and ethically permissible to help patients register to vote and urge them to do so. Learn more with the AMA.

Health Equity
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Release of the revised Essential Public Health Services Framework

The 10 Essential Public Health Services (EPHS) framework was developed in 1994 and has been updated in 2020 for today's communities. Learn more.

Prevention & Wellness
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Sept. 14, 2020

In the news: Preventive health care has declined during pandemic, plans to distribute coronavirus vaccines for free and more.

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How the AMA is reshaping its path toward racial equity

AMA report highlights a pivotal year for organization’s work to advance equity. The inequitable impact of COVID-19 shows the need step up efforts.

Health Equity
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Nicole Riddle, MD, discusses what doctors wish patients knew about wearing masks

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 what doctors wish their patients knew about wearing masks.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
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What New York’s learned about health equity during the pandemic

See how reaching out to patients, working with community leaders and providing more than testing can help promote health equity during COVID-19.

Health Equity
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COVID-19 health equity initiatives: Chicago Racial Equity Rapid Response Team

Find out about the initiatives Chicago is taking to address the severity of COVID-19 among the city's Black and Latinx communities.

Health Equity
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How high-risk pregnancies have become even more complicated

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 with a focus on high-risk pregnancies, as a part of a series of special episodes about women in medicine throughout September.

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Population Health
AMA Update