Urban Health Today Editors

Urban Health Today

Dr. Susan Bailey, an Allergist/Immunologist and President of the American Medical Association talks about the impact of COVID-19 on the Latinx Community and its lack of visibility on the national stage. She also lays out what the AMA&rsquo;s Center of Health Equity is doing to combat this erasure of Latinx health disparities from the national conversation.Important Resources For HCPs and PHSs: 
COVID-19 health equity resource: 
<a href="https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/covid-19-health-equity-resources" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/covid-19-health-equity-resources</a> 
AMA Board of Trustees pledges action against racism, police brutality: 
<a href="https://www.ama-assn.org/about/board-trustees/ama-board-trustees-pledges-action-against-racism-and-police-brutality" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ama-assn.org/about/board-trustees/ama-board-trustees-pledges-action-against-racism-and-police-brutality</a> 
Latinx health inequity resource: 
<a href="https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/population-care/hispaniclatinx-health-equity-research-education-initiatives" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ama-assn.org/delivering-care/population-care/hispaniclatinx-health-equity-research-education-initiatives</a> 
COVID-19 health equity case study initiative: 
<a href="https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/covid-19-health-equity-initiatives-across-united-states" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/covid-19-health-equity-initiatives-across-united-states</a> 
Prioritizing Equity web series: 
<a href="https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/prioritizing-equity-video-series-examining-race-based-medicine" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/prioritizing-equity-video-series-examining-race-based-medicine</a> 
COVID-19 FAQs for health care professionals: Health equity in a pandemic: 
<a href="https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/covid-19-faqs-health-equity-pandemic" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/covid-19-faqs-health-equity-pandemic</a> 
Health literacy resources on inequities for non-English speakers: 
<a href="https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/health-literacy-resources-inequities-non-english-speakers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/health-literacy-resources-inequities-non-english-speakers</a> 
States tracking COVID-19 race and ethnicity data: 
<a href="https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/states-tracking-covid-19-race-and-ethnicity-data" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/states-tracking-covid-19-race-and-ethnicity-data</a>

Lou Portero

Hidden Dangers: The Blood Sugar Crisis in Modern Breast Cancer Treatment

Diabetes in Women

New ACG Guidelines Address Critical Gastric Cancer Disparities in Non-White Americans

Gastroenterology

Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Increased Ovarian and Breast Cancer Risk

Gynecologic Cancer

Latest News

Susan Bailey, MD, AMA President, Talks About the Impact of COVID-19 on the Latinx Community

COVID

Dr. Susan Bailey discusses COVID-19' impact on the Latinx community, its lack of visibility on the national stage, and what the AMA's Center of Health Equity is doing to help.

Susan Bailey, MD, on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Latinx Community

About Us

Editorial Policy

Contributors & Partners

Contact Us

eNewsletters

Work With Us

Advertising

Career Center

GU Oncology Now

Blood Cancers Today

Cancer Nursing Today

DocWire News

MashupMD

Food Allergy Roundtable Discussions

Allergy

Blood Cancers

— Multiple Myeloma

Breast Cancer

Colorectal Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Cancer

Diabetes

Heart Failure

Heart Disease Prevention

Heart Health

— Alzheimer’s Disease

Neurology

Public Health

Autoimmune Disease

Infectious Diseases

Obesity

Pediatrics

Sickle Cell Disease

Digital Health

Dermatology

Pulmonology

Video Insights

Workforce News

More

Heart Disease in Women

Menopause

Reproductive Health

Women’s Neurology

Well Woman Today

Roundtables

Podcasts

Conferences

Viewpoints

Subscribe