Posted: Dec 29, 2020 / 09:19 PM EST / Updated: Dec 29, 2020 / 11:19 PM EST
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The New Haven Board of Alders has released recommendations of its Racism as a Public Health Emergency Working Group Tuesday night.
The working group was created this summer after the city declared racism a public health crisis due to minority residents more likely to experience poor health outcomes as a consequence of inequities in economic stability, education, and health care. These inequities – all a result of racism. Click here to read the rest of the article.
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