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Pursuing and Practicing Health Equity in OB/GYN Care
In this video, Allison S. Bryant, MD, MPH, vice chair of quality, equity and safety in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses how the department is integrating practices and training to increase equity in patient care—locally and on a regional and national level.
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Commentary: Transcending Language Barriers in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Physicians at Mass General Brigham remind their colleagues that the Affordable Care Act gives patients experiencing language barriers the right to a qualified medical interpreter or qualified bilingual staff, and they propose a framework for addressing language as a key factor in health equity.
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Women's Heart Health Program Aims to Reduce Disparities
A pioneering Massachusetts General Hospital clinical care, research, and education program aims to improve outcomes from cardiovascular disease in women.
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Prior Disability Prevention Training Promoted Resilience of Racially and Ethnically Minoritized Older Adults During COVID-19
Margarita Alegría, PhD, and colleagues previously found that six months of psychosocial and exercise training for vulnerable older adults improved mood and physical function compared with enhanced usual care. They provide evidence that some effects persisted for two to six years—despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Approach Uses Public Genomics Data to Predict Risk of Cardiometabolic Disease in Non-European Populations
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and two hospitals in Saudi Arabia developed a pragmatic approach to optimizing European-derived polygenic risk scores for non-European populations using published genome-wide association data. They verified the clinical utility of scores for Arab people.
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Likelihood of Death at Home Is Improving in Colorectal Cancer, but Sociodemographic Disparities Persist
David L. Berger, MD, Swati Sonal, MBBS, and colleagues determined in a nationwide study that U.S. patients who die of colorectal cancer are increasingly more likely to die at home than in institutionalized settings, but racial, ethnic, and social inequities in access to end-of-life care seem to persist.
Equity and Inclusion Contributors
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Allison S. Bryant Mantha, MD, MPH
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Chief Health Equity Officer, Mass General Brigham, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Commentary: Transcending Language Barriers in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Christine S. Ritchie, MD, MSPH
Director of Research, Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Mongan Institute Center for Aging and Serious Illness, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Medical Grand Rounds: Chronic Pain in Aging and Serious Illness
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Efren J. Flores, MD
Officer of Radiology Community Health Improvement and Equity, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Radiology Is Underrepresented on Websites of Lung Cancer Screening Programs
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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA
Obesity Medicine Physician for Adults, Adolescents, and Children, Mass General Weight Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Affiliated Faculty, MGH Mongan Institute of Health Policy and Associate, MGH Disparities Solution Center
Recent Article
Review: Weight Regulation in Menopause
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Joseph R. Betancourt, MD
Vice President and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
Recent Article
Massachusetts Medical Grand Rounds: Structural Inequities: Lessons and Reflections about Promoting Equity from COVID-19
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Margarita Alegria, PhD
Chief of the Disparities Research Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Prior Disability Prevention Training Promoted Resilience of Racially and Ethnically Minoritized Older Adults During COVID-19
