State Policy Can Reduce Systemic Racism in Public Health
- Copyright
- 2022
- Published By
- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
This blog post examines the role of state policies in reducing systemic racism within the public health sector. The impacts of existing state policies, like declarations of racism as a public health crisis, are discussed and policy recommendations for state health officials, including formal acknowledgements, organizational change, and creation of partnerships, are also given.