introduced the Anti-Racism in Public Health Act, a bill that would formally identify systemic racism as a public health crisis in the United States. as co-sponsors, would create a National Center for Anti-Racism within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop anti-racist federal health policies. ADOther public health emergencies have taken a half-century or more to make significant gains. The proposed bill would carve out money for research, data collection and grants focused on anti-racist public health interventions and the health impacts of structural racism. ADADAnother challenge will be protecting public health leadership, which Bassett said is under threat at the city and state levels.

Source: Washington Post September 15, 2020 15:58 UTC