AMA Journal of Ethics

Practices changed when hospitals became places of recovery rather than death.

The AMA Council on Medical Service matched physicians seeking practice locations with neighborhoods in need.

Physicians play important roles in community development when they seek to increase patients’ overall well-being through community engagement.

Farmworkers can become ill due to toxic exposure in their work environments. Recommending specific restrictions, educating patients on protection strategies, and partnering with agribusiness owners and allied health workers can drive development of alternatives to agricultural practices with health risks.