PHLH 351: Racism in Public Health: Getting Started

The field of health equity, as a scholarly domain and as a central issue in medicine, has evolved a great deal in recent years. A lot has been learned, and important progress has been made; yet there is still much that is being debated. Just as we would when exploring any new topic or area of study, when we want to learn more about the science and evidence in a particular area, one of the first tasks is to find trusted resources, so that one can learn more. In that spirit, teams from the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Center for Health Justice came together to produce this document, "Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts," providing physicians, health care workers and others a valuable foundational toolkit for health equity.

WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable. Their goal is to ensure that a billion more people have universal health coverage, to protect a billion more people from health emergencies, and provide a further billion people with better health and well-being. On their website, find information about global health issues, specific epidemic diseases, and the intersections between disease and society.