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 I. O’Connor, MD
Chair, Movement Is Life Caucus
Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer, Vori Health
Professor Emerita 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
Resources
The Health Disparities Podcast
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 Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics
American Osteopathic Association
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
Philadelphia FIGHT
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