“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Click Here and Register Today! 2022 MIL Health Disparities Caucus
Health Equity Beyond the Headlines
November 10-11, 2022, Washington, DC Elevate - Clunie Elevate the Message Register Now Distinguished Speaker Garfield A. D. Clunie, MD President, National Medical Association

Associate Professor
Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
NYU Langone Health Elevate - McClellan Elevate the Message Distinguished Speaker Cara McClellan, Esq. Director and Associate Practice Professor,
Advocacy for Racial and Civil (ARC) Justice Clinic
University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law Register Now Elevate - Lopez Elevate the Message Distinguished Speaker Fawn Lopez Publisher and Vice President,
Modern Healthcare Register Now Elevate - Rios Elevate the Message Distinguished Speaker Elena V. Rios, MD, MSPH, MACP President & CEO
National Hispanic Medical Association Register Now Elevate - McClellan Elevate the Message Distinguished Speaker Frank McClellan, JD, LLM Advisory Council, Movement is Life
Professor Law Emeritus, James E. Beasley School of Law, Temple University
Board Member, AIDS Law Project Register Now Elevate - Mason Elevate the Message Bonnie Simpson Mason, MD, FAAOS
Medical Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
American College of Surgeons
Distinguished Speaker Register Now Elevate - Naughton Elevate the Message Carol Redmond Naughton, JD
Chief Executive Officer, Purpose Built Communities
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MUSCULOSKELETAL DISPARITIES
THREATEN THE HEALTH OF THE NATION

Our Vision

Movement is Life is a multi-disciplinary coalition seeking to eliminate racial, ethnic and gender disparities in muscle and joint health by promoting physical mobility to improve quality of life among women who are African American, Hispanic/Latina or live in rural communities.

Caucus Chair

Mary O'Conner, MD

Mary I. O’Connor, MD
Chair, Board of Directors, Movement Is Life
Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer, Vori Health
Emerita Professor of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic
Past Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale School of Medicine
Past Director, Center for Musculoskeletal Care, Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Health

Our Mission

Decrease musculoskeletal health disparities among women and racial/ethnic minorities by raising awareness of their impact on chronic disease management and quality of life. By promoting the importance of early intervention, we seek to slow musculoskeletal disease progression, reduce disability and encourage physical activity and daily movement to improve the overall health of the nation.

Strategic Objectives

To Reduce Musculoskeletal Health Disparities at the Patient, Healthcare Provider, Community and Policy Levels.

Resources

The Health Disparities Podcast

Town Hall Meeting 1: Operation Change celebrates resiliency in Chicago

Published: September 28, 2022
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Movement is Life Caucus November 2022 Preview 1: Plenary sessions

Published: September 15, 2022
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Can telemedicine reduce rural and other health disparities? Featuring Neal Neuberger.

Published: July 7, 2022
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more episodes

Participating Organizations

American Academy of Physician Assistants

American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons

American Association of Latino Orthopaedic Surgeons

American Association of Nurse Practitioners

American Physical Therapy Association

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses

Conference of National Black Churches

J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society

National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses

National Black Nurses Association

National Hispanic Medical Association

National Medical Association

Nth Dimensions Education Solutions

Osteoarthritis Action Alliance

Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society

The Root Cause Coalition

To Our Children’s Future with Health

United States Bone and Joint Initiative

W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute