Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health seeks proposals that are primed to influence health equity in the future.
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Diversity Equity and Inclusion
As leaders and healers within our communities, we know that we have an important role to play in addressing factors that impact the health and well-being not only of our own patients but our communities as a whole – factors that include racism, bigotry, discrimination and related disparities in education, economic security and health care.
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Achieving Health Equity Through Digestive Diseases Research and Scientific Workforce Diversity (AGA)
Health disparities can be found in many of the chronic diseases within the NIDDK’s mission, and digestive diseases are no exception. Several forms of digestive disease, whether common or rare, are more predominant in some racial, ethnic, or gender groups. These groups can also face greater barriers to participating in clinical research and to receiving […]
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Race-Based Clinical Recommendations in Gastroenterology (AGA)
Within gastroenterology, there is a need to further examine, critique, and reconsider the use of race and ethnicity in clinical decision making. The aim of this article is to define the extent to which race and ethnicity are used in current gastroenterology guideline recommendations. The authors propose recommendations for guideline developers on considering race and […]
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Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Scientific Publishing (AGA)
Diversity and inclusivity on editorial teams can enhance innovation, expand editorial content, and help to challenge standing assumptions and theories, including use of stigmatizing language in scientific publications, use of race as a biological marker, and biases in clinical algorithms that may perpetuate social injustices. This commentary summarizes efforts in the Journal to advance the […]
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