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Update: The AMA’s strategic plan to embed racial justice and advance health equity: https://www.ama-assn.org/about/leadership/ama-s-strategic-plan-embed-racial-justice-and-advance-health-equity
Racial Justice: The Task Remaining Before US
“It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us – that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion: that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain: that this nation under GOD, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth. “
Abraham Lincoln, Gettysberg, PA November 19, 1863 http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/gettysburg.htm
Where do we start? With information
The Origin of Race in the USA By NPR
How racism makes us sick By David R. Williams, PhD, MPH
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_r_williams_how_racism_makes_us_sick/discussion
Protecting the Public Health from Gun Violence and Racism:
The AMA’s strategic plan to embed racial justice and advance health equity: https://www.ama-assn.org/about/leadership/ama-s-strategic-plan-embed-racial-justice-and-advance-health-equity
The Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit Links http://pittsburghracialjusticesummit.org
The University of Pittsburgh School of Public Heath Violence Prevention Initiative (VPI) http://www.healthequity.pitt.edu/violence-prevention is a multipart effort dedicated to addressing community violence.
Resources on Racism and Health from the American Public Health Association -https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/health-equity/racism-and-health
Please send suggestions for additions to this page to vmdato@aaphp.org