Combating Racism as a Public Health Crisis
By Breanna Reeves
Mapping Black California’s Racism as a Public Health Crisis Dashboard is a convenient tool to analyze how governing bodies and nongovernmental organizations have declared racism as a public health crisis and how they plan to address its impact. The dashboard examines the impact of racism on communities of color and analyzes how these declarations will address the systemic impacts.
Combating Racism as a Public Health Crisis, Part 1: Holding Leaders Accountable
Mapping Black California’s Racism as a Public Health Crisis Dashboard is a convenient tool to analyze how governing bodies and nongovernmental organizations have declared racism as a public health crisis and how they plan to address its impact. The dashboard examines the impact of racism on communities of color and analyzes how these declarations will…
Combating Racism as a Public Health Crisis, Part 2: Santa Cruz County’s Inclusive Resolution
Santa Cruz County, CA passed a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis, with actions across six of nine categories. The declaration includes education efforts, community engagement, and partnerships with organizations with a history of confronting racism. The county has also focused on addressing affordable housing, access to equitable health care, and police interactions within…
Combating Racism as a Public Health Crisis, Part 3: Oakland Addresses Systemic Racism with Data-driven Approach
The City of Oakland passed a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis that included housing as a strategic action thus acknowledging the impact of inadequate housing on the city’s Black community that accounted for 70% of the city’s homeless population in 2022. The city also committed to securing funds to address systemic racism and…
Combating Racism as a Public Health Crisis, Part 4: Riverside and San Bernardino Counties Take Action Against Racism as a Public Health Crisis
San Bernardino County passed the first resolution in the state of CA declaring racism a public health crisis and pledged to take action to address it. The county added Equity as the 11th element to its Countywide Vision and created an equity element committee that is integrated into the county’s other 10 element groups to…