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The Work of Philanthropy in Responding to COVID-19 and Addressing InequalityA New Foundation

Educational Objective
To understand how COVID-19 is worsening existing health inequities and the steps being taken to address those issues
1 Credit CME

World history in the early 21st century will be divided into 2 distinct eras—before coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and after.1

The COVID-19 crisis is unlike anything the US and many countries have encountered. Previous crises have mostly occurred in one location or region, and others from elsewhere have been called upon to provide rescue assistance. This pandemic, however, is global, and has affected every country. This public health emergency has upended every aspect of life, and in the process, peeled back the layers of inequality and laid bare countless faulty systems that govern the world.

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Article Information

Corresponding Author: Darren Walker, Ford Foundation, 320 E 43rd St, New York, NY 10017 (d.walker@fordfoundation.org).

Published Online: July 23, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.12904

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Mr Walker is president of the Ford Foundation. No other disclosures were reported.

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Armour  S . Federal study of Medicare recipients finds coronavirus impacting black people disproportionately. Wall Street Journal. June 22, 2020. Accessed June 30, 2020. https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-study-of-medicare-recipients-finds-coronavirus-impacting-black-people-disproportionately-11592870869?mod=e2tw&tesla=y
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Santhanam  L . 3 Charts reveal how the COVID-19 unemployment crisis isn’t over. PBS News Hour. May 29, 2020. Accessed June 30, 2020. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/3-charts-reveal-how-the-covid-19-unemployment-crisis-isnt-over
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Carnegie  A.  The Gospel of Wealth. Carnegie Corp; 1889. Republished 2017. https://media.carnegie.org/filer_public/0a/e1/0ae166c5-fca3-4adf-82a7-74c0534cd8de/gospel_of_wealth_2017.pdf
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Fernandes  D . Amid coronavirus pandemic, a growing list of colleges in financial peril. Boston Globe. May 8, 2020. Accessed June 30, 2020. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/08/metro/amid-pandemic-growing-list-colleges-financial-peril/
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Walker  D . Black school endowments push for growth, diversity. Pensions&Investments. February 4, 2019. Accessed June 30, 2020. https://www.pionline.com/article/20190204/PRINT/190209946/black-school-endowments-push-for-growth-diversity#:~:text=Among%20101%20HBCUs%20in%20the,end%20of%20fiscal%20year%202017
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Credit Designation Statement: The American Medical Association designates this Journal-based CME activity activity for a maximum of 1.00  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:

  • 1.00 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;;
  • 1.00 Self-Assessment points in the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery’s (ABOHNS) Continuing Certification program;
  • 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;
  • 1.00 Lifelong Learning points in the American Board of Pathology’s (ABPath) Continuing Certification program; and
  • 1.00 CME points in the American Board of Surgery’s (ABS) Continuing Certification program

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