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Classifying Racism as a Public Health Crisis

Classifying Racism as a Public Health Crisis

As stated by the American Public Health Association, declarations are an important first step to advancing racial equity and justice. In 2018, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, became the first community to declare racism a public health crisis.This panel outlines how we can create a framework to drive changes to health policies, laws and resource allocation.

Lineup

  • Cliff Barnes
    Partner at Epstein, Becker and Green
  • Michellene Davis
    President & CEO National Medical Fellowships
  • Dr. Cedric Bright
    Vice Dean for Medical Education and Admissions, Professor of Internal Medicine
  • Dr. Althea Maybank
    Chief Healthy Equity Officer and Senior Vice President, American Medical Association