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Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine
Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: Priorities for 2021
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60 Black NAM Members Author Op-Ed Urging Black Americans to Get COVID-19 Vaccines
Today, 60 Black members of the National Academy of Medicine, led by Thomas A. LeVeist and Georges C. Benjamin, authored an op-ed in the New York Times titled "60 Black Health Experts Urge Black Americans to Get Vaccinated."The op-ed, which reads as an urgent call to...
National Academy of Medicine Extends Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience until 2022
In the face of the ongoing national clinician burnout crisis and the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience (Clinician Well-Being Collaborative) is announcing a...
NAM to Serve as Executive Secretariat for G20 High Level Independent Panel on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
On January 26, 2021, G20 Members announced the formation of a High Level Independent Panel on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness and Response. The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), partnering with Wellcome Trust, will serve as Administrative...
National Academy of Sciences Awardees Include 3 NAM Members
The National Academy of Sciences will honor 20 individuals with awards in recognition of their extraordinary scientific achievements in a wide range of fields spanning the physical, biological, social, and medical sciences. These include 3 members of the National...
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Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: Priorities for 2021
Building on the initial Vital Directions effort, the NAM marshaled guidance from over 30 experts to address five high priority issues that have a particularly compelling need for attention, with each article reviewing trends, analysis of the challenge, and potential actions. The collection of articles, published in Health Affairs, also reflects the current experience with both the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the health inequities that have been drawn out sharply by COVID-19, as well as the implications going forward for action.
