{"id":17494,"date":"2020-12-17T02:53:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T09:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=17494"},"modified":"2020-12-17T02:53:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T09:53:51","slug":"anti-racism-infects-the-american-medical-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2020\/12\/17\/anti-racism-infects-the-american-medical-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Racism Infects The American Medical Association"},"content":{"rendered":"

     The number of professional organizations that are going full woke seem to be increasing exponentially as off late. Perhaps one of the most frightening examples<\/a> is an organization that represents the professionals in whose hands we place our very lives and the lives of our loved ones, namely doctors: The American Medical Association (AMA).<\/p>\n

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\u201cBuilding on its June pledge to confront systemic racism and police brutality, the AMA has taken action to explicitly recognize racism as a public health threat and detailed a plan to mitigate its effects.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018The AMA recognizes that racism negatively impacts and exacerbates health inequities among historically marginalized communities. Without systemic and structural-level change, health inequities will continue to exist, and the overall health of the nation will suffer,\u2019 said AMA Board Member Willarda V. Edwards, MD, MBA.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018As physicians and leaders in medicine, we are committed to optimal health for all, and are working to ensure all people and communities reach their full health potential,\u2019 Dr. Edwards said. \u201cDDeclaring racism as an urgent public health threat is a step in the right direction toward advancing equity in medicine and public health, while creating pathways for truth, healing, and reconciliation.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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     Their specific police points include:<\/p>\n