National Health Disparities Task Force
Purpose:
- To educate students on the multiple facets of health disparities
- To empower students to take action toward eliminating health disparities
- To give passionate students an avenue to make their voices heard on health disparities issues
Priorities:
- Racial, Ethnic & Socioeconomic Disparities
- Cultural Competence
- Barriers to Underrepresented Minority Access to Medical Education
- Prison Health
- "Widening the Pipeline"
Charge:
- Task Force Leader (one per region)
- Communicate with the task force members in your region.
- Inform the national health disparities coordinator monthly of health disparities action, initiatives, and legislation occurring in your region.
- Spearhead regional initiatives under one of the priorities of the task force.
- Help raise awareness about health disparities in your region.
- Serve as a resource to other students interested in this priority area.
- Collaborate with other organizations combating health disparities in your region.
- Task Force Member
- Conduct one project addressing one of the health disparities priorities and submit your project to the local project directory on the AMSA website (Remember local project grants are available!).
- Help raise awareness about health disparities at your school.
- Collaborate with other organizations combating health disparities locally.
- Communicate and collaborate with the Task Force Leader in your region.
- Inform the regional task force leader monthly of local health disparities action, initiatives and legislation.
REGIONAL TASK FORCE LEADERS
To join the Health Disparities Task Force, contact the Health Disparities Coordinator.
| Region 1 | Kirsten Spalding |
| Region 2 | Position Available-Apply Now! |
| Region 3 | Jamie Evans |
| Region 4 | Position Available-Apply Now! |
| Region 5 | Natasha Fontaine |
| Region 6 | Elizabeth Salisbury |
| Region 7 | Position Available-Apply Now! |
| Region 8 | Leslie A. Fields |
| Region 9 | Position Available-Apply Now! |
| Region 10 | Yoshi Laing |