2022 Caucus Speakers and Attendees for a Wonderful Meeting!
Associate Professor
Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
NYU Langone Health
Advocacy for Racial and Civil (ARC) Justice Clinic
University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law
Modern Healthcare
National Hispanic Medical Association
Professor Law Emeritus, James E. Beasley School of Law, Temple University
Board Member, AIDS Law Project
Medical Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
American College of Surgeons
Chief Executive Officer, Purpose Built Communities
CEO, Why Health Matters
Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor
Office of the Dean and CEO
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Senior Vice President
Cross-Enterprise Strategic Innovation, Aetna/CVS
Senior Medical Director
Office of Clinical Integrity, Walgreens
2022 Artist in Residence, Honfleur Art Gallery
Founder and Creator, Verbal Gymnastics,
Playback Theatre Ensemble
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, 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
Resources
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