Health Equity
‘Break the bias’: Steps endocrinologists can take to improve health equity
Improving health care equity and access for Black Americans and other underrepresented groups requires a comprehensive approach that goes beyond health system-level changes, including recognition of a painful history of structural racism.
Association of Community Cancer Centers names new president
Krista Nelson, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, FAOSW, has been named president of Association of Community Cancer Centers.
‘The whole world is behind us:’ Working toward psychological safety for black physicians
Anti-racism has become a global movement. In what feels like a sea change, we have engaged in difficult conversations around racism and discrimination within our division. On the institutional level, we are having some difficult conversations about how we promote equity.
‘Get out of the clouds:’ What we need from providers to build health equity
As a patient advocate and a patient of color, I challenge physicians to take the small steps and the big steps to dismantling the current medical landscape to pave the way for health equity.
For many black physicians, they may be ‘just one decision away’
When I was 8 years old, I told my mother that I wanted to be a nurse just like her when I grew up. As quickly as I said that, she replied, “Son, that’s great but why don’t you become a doctor?”
Change requires visibility, action and trust
In 2020, health and health care disparities across our country could not be ignored. And while much was exposed, little was resolved. We must work together to make 2021 a year of action – action toward health equity.
Change requires visibility, action and trust
In 2020, health and health care disparities across our country could not be ignored. And while much was exposed, little was resolved. We must work together to make 2021 a year of action – action toward health equity.
Call to action: Mentor people who are unlike you
In the quest for mentorship, we often seek individuals like ourselves — mentors who look like us, think like us, or have a common life experience.
Treatment by physician of same sex may confer better CV outcomes
Female physicians demonstrated better patient outcomes compared with their male counterparts due to the lower likelihood of male physicians providing guideline-recommended care to female patients, researchers reported.
Are globalization, standardization and connectivity contributing to eye care equity?
The global spread of science communication, the dissemination of best practices, monitoring of outcomes and the connectivity provided by network technologies offer immense opportunities for making high-quality and affordable eye care available to more people around the world.