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  • Toward a Cure: Cities Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis

    Tamara E. Holmes

    August 26, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Milwaukee was one of the first U.S. cities to show that communities of color were disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic because of a framework that had been established and implemented after the city and county declared racism a public health crisis. The resolution allowed for city officials to track data that framed "disparities in health outcomes through a racial lens." Now, 70 other jurisdictions have made similar declarations and additional efforts are underway to address a range of health issues tied to racial trends.

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