The Transformative Potential of Strategic Partnerships to Form a Health Equity Network of the Americas.

Health inequities across the Americas are avoidable and unjust yet continue to persist. Systemic social determinants of health, which could be addressed at the policy level, are root causes of many inequities and prevent marginalized individuals and at-risk populations from reaching optimal health and well-being. In this article, we describe our approach to promote health equity through the intersectoral partnerships that were forged, and strategies that were shared, during the convening entitled "Summit 2017: Health Equity in the Americas" and the resulting emergence of the Health Equity Network of the Americas (HENA).

Physician knowledge about and perceptions of obesity management.

Objective: Approximately 35% of US adults are obese. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and practice patterns of primary care physicians (PCPs), endocrinologists (ENDOs), cardiologists (CARDs) and bariatricians (BARIs) regarding obesity.

Methods: A case vignette survey was distributed to 1625 US-based PCPs, ENDOs, CARDs, and BARIs via email and fax in February 2013.

Health care provider management of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: analysis of trends in attitudes and practices.

Objective: To identify attitudes and practices of endocrinologists (ENDOs), family practitioners (FPs), internists (IMs), primary care nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), certified diabetes educators (CDEs), retail pharmacists (R-PHs), and hospital pharmacists (H-PHs) with respect to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) management; to compare current study data with results from a similar 2011 study.

Methods: A nominal group technique focus group identified barriers to optimal management of patients with T2DM. Five case-vignette surveys were created, 1 for each group of health care professionals (HCPs): ENDOs; FPs and IMs; NPs and PAs; CDEs; and R-PHs and H-PHs.

Physician and provider education for improving health and eliminating disparities.

The Sixth Annual Primary Care and Prevention Conference and the Eleventh Annual HeLa Women's Health Conference was held on September 11-13, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia. The reports in this supplement of Ethnicity & Disease provide a sample of the presentations made during the primary care and women's health sessions.

Improving health, eliminating disparities: finding solutions for better health care for all populations.

The Fourth Annual Primary Care and Prevention Conference was held October 25-27, 2004 in Atlanta, Georgia to address inequalities in primary care health outcomes and to develop strategies to improve the health status among under-served communities throughout the country. The Ninth Annual HeLa Women's Health Conference was conducted concurrently during the conference's Tuesday, October 26 sessions and were designed for those in obstetrics/gynecology. The reports herein provide a sample of the rich presentations and scientific knowledge imparted by a faculty of more than 100 who addressed disparities across disease states (heart disease and stroke; cancer; diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and obesity; infectious disease; mental health and mental disorders; environmental health/injury and violence; respiratory diseases; and substance abuse, tobacco use) and within focused areas (adult health; maternal, child and adolescent health; health policy and practice; and social and community health).

The Second Annual Primary Care Conference--Programming to eliminate health disparities among ethnic minority populations: an introduction to proceedings.

From October 31, 2002 through November 2, 2002, the Second Annual Primary Care Conference was held, sponsored by the Morehouse School of Medicine's National Center for Primary Care and its Prevention Research Center. The conference was designed as a collaborative activity with the Atlanta Regional Health Forum; The Carter Center; Emory University's School of Medicine, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, and Rollins School of Public Health; Georgia Chapter of the American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine; Georgia Nurses Foundation; Southeastern Primary Care Consortium, Inc./Atlanta Area Health Education Center; St.