Take Action for Civic Health Month
The AAMC has developed a fact sheet in collaboration with Vot-ER, a nonpartisan organization that works to integrate voter education and registration into health care settings. During Civic Health Month in August, medical schools and teaching hospitals are invited to participate in Vot-ER’s 2023 Healthy Democracy Campaign, which brings together schools and students across the country to increase civic engagement and voter access. Last year, health professional students across the country helped more than 8,000 fellow students, colleagues, and community members get ready to vote.
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New Article Reveals Agreement Across Gen Z on Social Issues that Affect Health
An article published in the American Journal of Public Health and authored by AAMC staff looks at data from the Center for Health Justice’s December 2022 nationally representative poll of Generation Z adults. The analysis found that despite a diversity of political identification, there was broad agreement about the importance of health care, economic, and housing policy to improve the health of communities. Engaging these young people will be key to mobilizing and developing the next generation to be the health equity leaders of tomorrow.
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Conferences & Webinars
Civic Engagement and Civic Infrastructure to Advance Health Equity: Past, Present, and Reimagining Voting Policies—and Implications for Health
August 30
3-4 p.m. ET
Improving Maternal Mental Health Outcomes: Perinatal Mental Health Hotlines & Resources
September 11
4 p.m. ET
Funding Opportunities
Galvanizing Health Equity Through Novel and Diverse Educational Resources Research Education (R25)
Application Deadline: September 7
The Role of Work in Health Disparities in the U.S. (R01)
Application Deadline: September 7
Maternal and Developmental Environmental Health Disparities Research Pilot Projects Program
Application Deadline: September 12
Fellowships & Training Programs
Massachusetts General Hospital Disparities Leadership Program
Application Deadline: September 1
The 1954 Project Awards for Black Education Leaders
Application Deadline: September 11
Western Region Public Health Training Center at the University of Arizona Future Leaders Program
Application Deadline: September 15
Resources & More
Who's in CHARGE?: KaTerri Monét Kelly, MSHC
Who's in CHARGE? spotlights a member of the AAMC Collaborative for Health equity: Act, Research, Generate Evidence (CHARGE), a forum for investigators, clinicians, and community partners who design and implement research and policy that eliminates health and health care inequities. Today we’re featuring KaTerri Monét Kelly, MSHC, founding director of the Institute for Public Health and Medicine HBCU Scholars Program and program administrator of consultations and evaluations at the Center for Community Health at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
What sparked your interest in health equity or health disparities work?
As a native of New Orleans, I experienced health inequities firsthand in nearby Cancer Alley, an intensely industrial area of southeastern Louisiana with high concentrations of pollution leading to high rates of cancer among its residents. I saw the long-term effects of these social determinants of health and how the lack of environmental policies caused generations of coastal residents to struggle to maintain their well-being.
You can meet other health equity champions like KaTerri in the AAMC CHARGE virtual community. Interested in nominating yourself or a colleague for a Who’s In CHARGE? member spotlight? Submit a nomination.