Summary

If you want to learn about health equity and the American Medical Association, then you have to check out this episode. The AMA's Health Equity Education Center provides a wealth of resources so that you can get informed about this important topic. You will learn about the importance of health equity."Health equity is not about good intention or bad intention. It's about the impact of our decisions."Dr. Aletha Maybank is the senior vice president of the American Medical Association. She focuses on embedding health equity across all the work of the AMA and leading its center for health equity.About Dr. Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH Dr. Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, is the senior vice president of the American Medical Association. Her main focus is on embedding health equity across all the work of the AMA and leading its center for health equity. The death of George Floyd lit a fire under the conversation about the health of the black community. She believes the history and understanding of what we know about health to be tied to the same narrative of these things have been made invisible. The AMA has been on the front lines of health equity since 1989. It's important to understand that equity is about the process and the things that happen in the process before the outcome. People have to be more aware of what equity is.In this episode, you will learn:1. Social determinants of health and health equity2. The death of George Floyd and its impact on perceptions of health and health care3. The AMA's work on anti-racism and health equityConnect with Dr. Maybank:LinkedinTwitterAMA Center for Health EquityConnect with Corey:Linkedin**My City My Health Conference 2022**In PersonVirtualAdvertising inquiries: Advertise@thehealthyproject.coSupport the show