Results from our social determinants of health survey indicate that family physicians want to help address their patients' needs, but face many barriers in trying to offer the support they need. For example, 64 percent of family physicians feel they aren't properly staffed to address risk factors with patients.
Transforming health care for everyone inspired The EveryONE Project by the AAFP. The initiative, which is part of the AAFP's Center for Diversity and Health Equity, offers education and resources to help you advocate for health equity, promote workforce diversity, and collaborate with other disciplines and organizations to reduce harmful health disparities.
The EveryONE Project Toolkit: Point of Care Resources
Promote the passage of policies advancing health equity at the local,
state and federal level.
Engage with your community and identify opportunities to improve public health and health equity.
Explore resources to address social determinants of health and
promote health equity.
In this presentation, Jason Glenn, PhD, Associate Professor of History and Philosophy of Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center discusses examples of medical experimentation on and exploitation of enslaved people and minoritized communities throughout history, and the impact this has had on the health inequities and disparities we see today.
Presented by Dr. Ada Stewart, former Board Chair of the American Academy of Family Physicians and Chair of the AAFP Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness in Family Medicine, this 19-minute video offers an overview of AAFP’s definitions and policies related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism. At the time of this recording, Dr. Stewart was the Board Chair of the AAFP. Her term ended in September 2022.
The EveryONE Project is administered through the AAFP’s Center for Diversity and Health Equity (CDHE) to make an impact on health disparities. Contact CDHE at healthequity@aafp.org with questions.
The EveryONE Project is supported in part by a grant from the AAFP Foundation.