Perspectives

Building Community Power to Achieve Health and Racial Equity: Principles to Guide Transformative Partnerships with Local Communities

by Madeleine Deye | Jun 13, 2022 | Commentary, Perspectives

Introduction Leaders and practitioners across industries—including public health, health care, and clinical settings; local, state, and federal government agencies; and academic institutions—are asking hard questions about what it will take to achieve health equity....

Community Power and Health Equity: Closing the Gap between Scholarship and Practice

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 13, 2022 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

    Introduction The last few decades have seen an upsurge in research linking health outcomes to the “conditions in the environments in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age,” commonly referred to as the social determinants of...

Why Community Power Is Fundamental to Advancing Racial and Health Equity

by Madeleine Deye | Jun 13, 2022 | Commentary, Perspectives

Introduction Health researchers, leaders in health care and public health, and funders have long valued the concept of community engagement, when residents authentically connect on issues or amplify their voices to drive policy decisions affecting the health and...

The 3Cs Framework for Pain and Unhealthy Substance Use: Minimum Core Competencies for Interprofessional Education and Practice

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 6, 2022 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Background In 2018, the National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM’s) Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic was established to catalyze public, private, and nonprofit stakeholders to develop, curate, and implement multi-sector solutions designed...

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism in Health and Science Professions: A Call to Action for Membership and Leadership Organizations

by Jenna Ogilvie | May 9, 2022 | Commentary, Perspectives

  As the Home Secretary and President of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (The NAM’s Home Secretary is responsible for overseeing NAM member elections, interest groups, and other member engagement activities. The Home Secretary is elected by NAM membership...

Achieving Latino Equity in Medicine, Nursing, and Dentistry Education: Accelerating the Path Forward

by Jenna Ogilvie | May 9, 2022 | Commentary, Perspectives

  Health professions are increasingly acknowledging legacies of racial/ethnic prejudice, discrimination, and exclusion. These legacies stem from institutional or sectoral policies, regulations, procedures, and behaviors that create and mutually reinforce...