Addressing social determinants of health, causes of health disparities, and improving access to care

Addressing social determinants of health, causes of health disparities, and improving access to care

Why is access to healthcare important? What are the effects of food insecurity on health? What are the benefits of a diverse workforce in healthcare? Our guest is Ketul Patel, CEO, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, and President, Northwest Region of CommonSpirit. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. πŸ₯Ό Modern Healthcare's Top 25 Diversity Leaders in Healthcare: https://www.modernhealthcare.com/awar... πŸ₯ Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://bit.ly/AMA_HealthSystemProgram 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew 00:00 AMA Update April 1, 2024 00:15 Who is the CEO of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health? 00:37 Healthcare worker and physician shortages (doctor shortage) 00:48 Access to care: How does poverty cause health disparities? (access to care, health care access and quality 01:47 Social determinants of health: How does lack of health care impact a community? 02:30 Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Community Health Improvement Grants program (VMFH community health grants) 03:28 Modern Healthcare top diversity leaders 2023 03:41 Advancing health equity: Violence prevention in the BIPOC community 04:01 Federal Way Youth Action Team King County Washington 05:02 Health care and poverty: Effects of food insecurity 05:30 Food assistance: What are the health issues caused by food insecurity? 05:50 VFMH food insecurity programs 06:44 Community health services: How do you plan a community health program? 08:06 Workforce diversity: Ways to promote diversity and equity in healthcare 08:35 Medical school diversity: Morehouse school of medicine ✢✢✢✢ πŸ“Ί Subscribe to @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AMA_YouTubeChannel πŸŽ₯ Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://bit.ly/AMA_Update πŸ“ Podcast episodes and YouTube transcript available: https://bit.ly/AMA_Update_Transcripts πŸ“§ Sign up for AMA #MorningRounds daily newsletter: https://bit.ly/AMA-MorningRounds 🎧 Listen to our latest medical podcasts: https://bit.ly/AMA_Podcasts πŸ“² Download #AMAConnect for medical news today, the latest in physician education, healthcare podcasts and videos: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ama-con... πŸ’¬ Follow #AMA on social media: https://bit.ly/AMA_Social_Media πŸ““ Access the Journal of the American Medical Association #JAMA login: https://bit.ly/AMA_JAMA #fightingfordocs #medicine #futureofhealthcare #physicianadvocacy #healthcare #medical #science #publichealth #patientcare #healthsystem #hospital #nonprofit #healthcareworkers #careteam #healthinsurance #healthcaresystem #healthcareleaders #whatkeepsmeup #WKMU #healthequity #healthequality #inequality #healthdisparities #healthoutcomes #socialdeterminantsofhealth #healthoutcomes #populationhealth #communityhealth #foodinsecurity #workforcediversity #DEI #medicalschool #education #medicaleducation #medicalschool #medicalstudents #medschool #medstudent #MedEd #residency #medicalresident #residentphysician #VirginiaMason #FranciscanHealth #VFMH #FederalWayYouthActionTeam #CommunityOutreach #Youth #Families #Assistance #FWYAT #amarecoveryplan #AmericanMedicalAssociation