The New York City Board of Health has declared racism a public health crisis and issued guidelines to achieve a more “racially just” recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
“To build a healthier New York City, we must confront racism as a public health crisis,” according to a statement from Dr. David A. Chokshi, who serves as the board chairperson and is the commissioner of the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. “The Covid-19 pandemic magnified inequalities, leading to suffering disproportionally borne by communities of color in our City and across the nation.
The health inequalities along racial lines are not inevitable, and the board’s resolution, which was adopted Monday, was meant to recognize “this crisis and demand action,” Chokshi said.They include reviewing how policies have contributed to racial health inequities, making suggestions to the city’s Racial Justice Commission, forming a “data for equity” group to ensure the department interprets health data through an anti-racism perspective.
Other municipalities and agencies throughout the country have acknowledged a link between racism and public health. The American Public Health Association reported that between 2019 and October 2020, about 70 cities, three dozen counties and three states declared racism a public health crisis. Kansas City, Missouri, and Indianapolis used their declarations to determine how to dispense public funding. The mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts, a predominantly white community of about 40,000 residents, used a declaration to make Juneteenth a paid city employee holiday. The Minnesota House passed a resolution vowing to “actively participate in the dismantling of racism.”s last year and exacerbated health disparities among the groups., becoming the largest, U.S.
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