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Coronavirus resources from the NAM and the National Academies
Resources on Health Equity in the Context of COVID-19
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Future of Nursing 2020-2030 Report Delayed to Incorporate Information on COVID-19’s Impact on the Nursing Field
WASHINGTON, DC (July 21, 2020) – In order to incorporate information on the various ways the COVID-19 global pandemic has impacted the field of nursing, the release of the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 report has been delayed. The report is now expected to be released...
NAM and HKU Announce Second Fellow in Global Health Leadership
From 120 applications received from 43 places of origins across six continents, Dr Kai Ning Cheong is named the 2nd NAM-HKU Fellow in Global Health Leadership. Born in Singapore, Dr Cheong was educated and trained in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom in multiple...
Six Health Professionals Selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Program at the National Academy of Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today named the 2020-2021 class of RWJF Health Policy Fellows. Beginning in September, six health professionals will spend a year in Washington, D.C., working on health-related...
Victor Dzau Announces Collaboration with European Union’s Malaria Fund
On Wednesday, June 3, NAM president Victor J Dzau spoke at the Online Launch Ceremony to establish the European Union’s Malaria Fund, a public-private partnership between the European Union, international organizations, corporations, and organized civic society. The...
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Perspectives on Health Equity & Social Determinants of Health
Social factors, signals, and biases shape the health of our nation. Racism and poverty manifest in unequal social, environmental, and economic conditions, resulting in deep-rooted health disparities that carry over from generation to generation.
In Perspectives on Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health, authors call for collective action across sectors to reverse the debilitating and often lethal consequences of health inequity. This edited volume of discussion papers provides recommendations to advance the agenda to promote health equity for all.
