Search results for "Health equity"
Helping clinicians improve care for sexual, gender minorities
The second edition of “The Fenway Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health” goes several steps further than its first edition by educating physicians on how to account for a changing cultural landscape.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/04/fenway.htm
1 Apr 2015
ACP, Annals of Internal Medicine host forum on firearm-related injury
A full recording of “Firearm Injury: An Escalating Health Crisis” is available for replay online.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/17/5.htm
17 Jan 2023
ACP issues proposal to realign health care delivery, reimbursement for greater equity
The College issued seven policy recommendations on reforming payment programs, including prioritizing underserved patient populations, addressing value in health care, and achieving greater equity.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/06/21/5.htm
21 Jun 2022
A call to action: Align well-being and antiracism strategies
For too many clinicians, racism is a defining component of work culture. Health care organizations should adopt antiracist practices that result in sustained, meaningful change.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/03/a-call-to-action-align-well-being-and-antiracism-strategies.htm
1 Mar 2021
Include everyone in health and support their physicians
Eleven words sum up what ACP hopes to achieve: Include everyone in health and health care and support their physicians.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/include-everyone-in-health-and-support-their-physicians.htm
1 May 2021
Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions
The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians places in nomination the following candidates for College governance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/11/nominees-named-for-college-officer-and-regent-positions.htm
1 Nov 2023
ACP bridges perspectives within internal medicine
ACP can serve as a virtual agora where the different professional branches can draw from their common root of internal medicine, and bridge differences by providing a space where members can talk through and think through different perspectives while remaining connected to patient care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/05/acp-bridges-perspectives-within-internal-medicine.htm
1 May 2018
Understand factors that determine health, how they mix
Myriad aspects of life impact health, and these social determinants include multiple models that include more than the physical body.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/03/understand-factors-that-determine-health-how-they-mix.htm
1 Mar 2019
ACP joins internal medicine organizations in grants to support diversity, equity, and inclusion
ACP, the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), the ABIM Foundation, and the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation awarded a total of $400,000 in grants.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/07/19/5.htm
19 Jul 2022
Work toward equity in Black men's health
An expert discusses causes and effects of health disparities as well as ways to incorporate health equity into the practice of medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/07/work-toward-equity-in-black-mens-health.htm
1 Jul 2023