Health disparities in Chicago and the work to solve them with RUSH University Medical Center

From RUSH University Medical Center, President and CEO Omar Lateef, DO, and David Ansell, MD, MPH, senior vice president of community health equity, join to discuss Chicago’s health disparities and how RUSH is partnering with the community to solve them. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

00:00 AMA Update for August 8, 2023
01:15 Inequity in healthcare, hospitals and health systems
02:59 What is The Death Gap?
03:18 The Death Gap in Chicago
03:47 Diabetes, hypertension, chronic disease and social determinants of health
05:01 The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills by Dr. David Ansell
05:39 Life expectancy in Chicago by neighborhood
07:02 Addressing social determinants of health and #healthequity programs at RUSH
08:36 Inequality as a disease: Solutions to healthcare disparities (medical model, health system strategies and structure)
09:36 Causes of health inequality (malaria example)
11:09 Root cause of health inequities (wealth gap, access to care, community trust, local priorities)
12:13 How can organized medicine support health equity work? (research funding, grant money vs solution-oriented investments)
14:16 Community Health Assessment (data, results, population health and safety, listening tours)
15:42 WSU: West Side United
17:14 Types of care models (public health, healthcare systems)
19:19 How COVID-19 changed care delivery
20:16 Innovation in healthcare delivery (preventative care, wealth creation)
21:40 Providing comprehensive healthcare (insurance providers, medical clinics, faith community, business partners, education and government institutions)

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