This page aims to draw attention to Health Equity and DEI issues within the field of primary care and family medicine. This guide includes diversifying the workforce, pain management for people of color, as well as inequities in primary health care and family practice.
AAFP Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Key Initiatives
AAFP Foundation: The Voices of Black Female Physician Leaders
Henderson JE, Amaechi O, Rodriguez JE. Strengthening Family Medicine's Role in Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity. Fam Med. 2023 Mar;55(3):213. doi:10.22454/FamMed.2023.375894. Epub 2023 Jan 31.
Jacobs CK, Douglas M, Ravenna P, Wilson E, Piggott C, Chrusciel T, Strothers H. Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity in Academic Family Medicine. Fam Med.2022 Apr;54(4):259-263. doi: 10.22454/FamMed.2022.419971.
Henry TL, Britz JB, Louis JS, Bruno R, Oronce CIA, Georgeson A, Ragunanthan B, Green MM, Doshi N, Huffstetler AN. Health Equity: The Only Path Forward for Primary Care. Ann Fam Med. 2022 Mar-Apr;20(2):175-178. doi: 10.1370/afm.2789. Epub 2022 Feb 14. Erratum in: Ann Fam Med. 2022 May-Jun;20(3):203. doi: 10.1370/afm.2841.
Eissa A, Rowe R, Pinto A, Okoli GN, Campbell KM, Washington JC, Rodríguez JE. Implementing High-Quality Primary Care Through a Health Equity Lens. Ann Fam Med. 2022 Mar-Apr;20(2):164-169. doi: 10.1370/afm.2785. Epub 2022 Feb 14.
Health Inequities in Primary Care/Family Medicine
The American Association of Family Physicians (AAFP) presented keynote Health Equity speaker at the Family Medicine Experience
Dr. Uché Blackstock is a physician, thought leader, and sought-after speaker on bias and racism in medicine and health care. Dr. Blackstock founded Advancing Health Equity in 2019 with the goal of partnering with healthcare organizations to dismantle racism in healthcare and to close the gap in racial health inequities.
Dr. Blackstock is the founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, LLC, a New York-based organization that partners with health care organizations and related agencies to address racial health inequities, touched on topics ranging from the historical aspects of racism in the American medical system to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on racial health disparities. Dr. Blackstock presented key reasons behind racial inequities and what family physicians can do about them in their practice