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About the Program
Originally titled, Population Level Strategies to Reduce Disparities and Advance Health Equity, this course was developed for the Curriculum in 2019. The course explored the steps involved for health systems to integrate lifestyle interventions to address and prevent chronic disease. In accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through ACPM, courses offered as enduring material must be reviewed and re-released every three years to ensure the content is up-to-date and accurate. To meet the standards set forth by ACCME, this course has been revised in 2023 to incorporate up-to-date evidence-based information, references, data, graphics, language and case studies.This revitalized course will explore the historical context for present day health inequities and disparities. It will also draw attention to promising and successful strategies that promote health equity in relation to health system transformation, community-clinical linkages, and community-based public health practice. In addition, learners will also explore implicit bias, its impact on clinical and public health policies and practices, and individual and organizational strategies to address it. The course leads with a focus on race and racism to frame the discussion on health equity, while recognizing their intersection with other forms of structural oppression.
ACPM defines health systems transformation as: ‘systems-based approaches to improving population, community, and individual health by incorporating and addressing the social determinants of health and increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare’. Enroll Now