Narratives and Language

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This week's edition of our Prioritizing Equity series focuses on the power of narratives and language in health care. It explores how dominant narratives perpetuate harm, and offers examples of how these narratives can be challenged and disrupted, moving towards equity-focused and person-first alternatives.

Read the guide: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/ama-aamc-equity-guide.pdf

Panel:

• Philip M. Alberti, PhD—Founding Director, AAMC Center for Health Justice and Senior Director, Health Equity Research and Policy at Association of American Medical Colleges
• David A. Ansell, MD, MPH—Senior Vice President and Associate Provost, Community Health Equity, Rush University Medical Center
• Renee Canady, PhD, MPA—Chief Executive Officer of MI Public Health Institute
• Malika Fair, MD, MPH, FACEP—Senior Director, Equity and Social Accountability, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC); Assistant Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Services

Moderator: Fernando De Maio, PhD—Director, Health Equity Research and Data Use, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association

Originally aired: February 14th, 2022 

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