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Report Addresses Causes of Disparities, Offers Solutions AAFP

The brief outlines several potential solutions for reducing or eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in response to the pandemic. These … See more

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Report Finds Widespread Health Inequities in United States

WEBTo create a more equitable health system, the report’s authors suggested that legislators implement a series of state- and federal-level policy changes, which they …

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Encouraging Health Behavior Change: Eight Evidence-Based …

WEBEffectively encouraging patients to change their health behavior is a critical skill for primary care physicians. Modifiable health behaviors contribute to an estimated 40 percent of …

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Health Literacy in Primary Care Practice AAFP

WEBHealth literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services. 1 The wide range of …

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Health Care for All: A Framework for Moving to a Primary Care

WEBReferences. i. Institute of Medicine Committee on Quality of Health Care in America. Crossing the quality chasm: a new health system for the 21st century.

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Care of the College Student AAFP

WEBApproximately 19 million students attend college in the United States. Although they are generally healthy, about 20% of youth have special health care needs, including …

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Effective Advocacy for Patients and Communities AAFP

WEBFamily physicians can address behaviors or policies that could harm patients through speech, actions, or inactions. 5 By listening carefully, family physicians can hear …

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What Millennials Want Out of Primary Care, and How to Deliver It

WEBThey're using other venues for care: 34% of millennials prefer retail clinics to primary care clinics, as opposed to 17% of baby boomers. 5. They're more likely to be uninsured. …

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Ending the Stigma: Improving Care for Patients Who Are

WEBCardiorespiratory fitness is a strong predictor of morbidity and mortality for individuals of all weights, yet clinicians, researchers, and the public tend to focus more on weight and …

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Impact on Health Systems from COVID-19 and the Role of Social

WEBWhile the COVID-19 public health emergency was declared over in May 2023, COVID-19 continues to impact health care systems. Staffing shortages continue, contributing to a …

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The EveryONE Project AAFP

WEBThe EveryONE Project by AAFP is an initiative to help family physicians confront health disparities and improve the health of all people. It includes resources to advocate for …

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Improving the Patient Experience: 14 Tips AAFP

WEBA positive patient experience is the result of multiple factors and interactions throughout the patient journey. This article presents 14 tips to consider. 1. Share the work. Like most …

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The Family Medicine Perspective (Position Paper)

WEBPoverty and Health - The Family Medicine Perspective (Position Paper) Introduction. Poverty is a complex and insidious determinant of health caused by systemic factors …

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Advancing Health Equity by Addressing the Social Determinants of …

WEBIntroduction. Social determinants of health (SDoH) are the conditions under which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, and include factors such as …

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The (Micro) Economics of Health AAFP

WEBStewart Decker, M.D., is a family physician practicing in southern Oregon. He focuses on the intersection of public health and primary care. In the latest blog …

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Social Determinants Grab Spotlight in New Obesity Report

WEBOctober 28, 2021, 3:52 p.m. Michael Devitt — At the start of the 21st century, no state in the United States had an adult obesity rate over 25%. As recently as 2012, no state had an …

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Climate Change and Environmental Health (Position Paper) AAFP

WEBAnthropogenic climate change — the accelerated warming of the planet driven by human activities that include burning of fossil fuels and deforestation — is harming human …

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AAFP Center for Diversity and Health Equity AAFP

WEBThe AAFP has a long history of supporting health equity and reducing health disparities in patient care. One of the AAFP’s key strategic objectives is to “take a leadership role in …

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Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) AAFP

WEBAn accountable care organization is a group of health care providers — including primary care physicians, specialists, hospitals and extended-care facilities — …

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Physicians Have Role to Play in Addressing Climate Change

WEBAAFP Board Chair Tochi Iroku-Malize, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., FAAFP, spoke at an international conference about the role health systems can play in addressing …

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AAFP President Delivers Senate Testimony on Medicare Payment

WEBApril 22, 2024, News Staff — Billing for primary care under fee-for-service, AAFP President Steven Furr, M.D., FAAFP, told U.S. senators this month, “is like trying …

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