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Hundreds Of Places In The US Said Racism Was A Public Health Crisis. What’s Changed?

By KENYA HUNTER, AP Health Writer More than 200 cities and counties declared racism was a public health crisis in the past few years, mostly after George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis in May 2020. Racial justice advocates said they finally felt heard by the quick swell of political will to address disparities like disproportionate COVID-19 deaths or infant and maternal mortality rates. The declarations “signified […]

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