The resolution in Franklin County, which encompasses Ohio's capital of Columbus, references over 100 studies linking racism to worse health outcomes, and outlines the ways systemic racism impacts multiple areas of life, including housing and education.
Commissioners in Franklin County, which encompasses the state's capital of Columbus, passed a resolution on Tuesday that asserts racism"rises to the definition of a public health crisis proposed by Dr. Sandro Galea."Galea, dean at Boston University School of Public, notes a public health crisis is when"the problem must affect large numbers of people, it must threaten health over the long-term, and it must require the adoption of large scale solutions.
"A contemporary example of such disparity is highlighted by the coronavirus data in Franklin County that Black residents are hospitalized at twice the rate of other demographic groups ... and preliminary data in Ohio that suggest African Americans are dying at a disproportionately higher rate from the disease," the resolution states.
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