Health practitioners can help reduce health disparities if they consider the implications and affect that patients' geographical location has on their health.
Physicians need better education in nutrition science. Referring patients to nutrition experts for dietary counseling would motivate food availability and intake assessment as routine. Good clinical counseling considers patients' cultural traditions and environmental sustainability as key ethical values.
AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(10):E994-1000. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2018.994.
As sleep stewardship’s importance gains wider recognition, clinical and ethical management of sleep resources and practices will likely be key features of health professionalism.
AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(10):E811-815. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.811.