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IV. Websites

AAMC - Anti-racism in Medicine Collection

AAMC announces racism as a barrier to equity and continually works toward dismantling systems of oppression within the profession through training and education. The new Anti-racism in Medicine Collection within MedEdPORTAL provides educators with practice-based, peer-reviewed resources to teach anti-racist knowledge and clinical skills, elevates the educational scholarship of anti-racist curricula, and aims to convene a community of collaborators dedicated to the elimination of racism within medical education. 

Showing up for Racial Justice 

SURJ is a national network of groups and individuals organizing white people for racial justice. Through community organizing, mobilizing and education, SURJ moves white people to act as part of a multi-racial majority for justice with passion and accountability. They work to connect people across the country while supporting and collaborating with local and national racial justice organizing efforts. SURJ provides a space to build relationships, skills, and political analysis to act for change.

DIVERSE - Black News in Higher Education 

Diverse is a website that highlights news on diversity issues and initiatives in higher education. 

Minority and Health Equity – CDC  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention health equity and minority health resources and initiatives.

The Cobb Institute 

 The National Medical Association (NMA) established the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute (Cobb Institute) to develop, evaluate, and implement strategies to promote wellness and eliminate health disparities and racism in medicine.

The Impact of Racism on Health and Well-Being of the Nation

The American Public Health Association four-series webinar on the impact of racism on health.

Webinar 1 -  Naming and Addressing Racism:  A Primer
Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH, and Camara P. Jones, MD, MPH, PhD

Webinar 2 - No Safety, No Health: A Conversation About Race, Place and Preventing Violence
Linda Deguitis, DrPH, MSN, Howard Penderhughes, PhD, Benita Tsao, MPH, Marc Philpart, MPA, MPH, and Sheila Svannah, MA

Webinar 3 - Unequal Treatment: Disparities in Access, Quality and Care
Linda Rae Murray, MD, MPH, FACP, Michelle van Ryn, PhD, LMFT, MPH, and Brian Smedley, PhD

Webinar 4 - Racism: The Silent Partner in High School Dropout and Health Disparities
Adewale Troutman, MD, MPH, CPH, Robert Murphy, MEd, and Camara Jones, MD, MPH, PhD 

Making America Healthier for All: Challenges and Opportunities

A slideshow presentation [pdf] by Harvard professor David Williams on the challenges, and opportunities available to make America equally healthy for all people.