Douglas Co. Board of Health declares racism a public health crisis

Douglas Co. Board of Health declares racism a public health crisis

HEALTH OFFICIALSDEBATED IF RACISM ISAN OFFICIAL HEALTHCONCERN.THE COUNTY HEALTHBOARD PASSED ARESOLUTIONDECLARING RACISM APUBLIC HEALTHCRISIS, CITINGVARIOUS HEALTHARTICLES.IT COMES AFTERPROTESTS INSEVERAL PARTS OFTHE CITY...WHICH WEREINITIALLY SPARKED BYTHE DEATH OFGEORGE FLOYD INPOLICE CUSTODY INMINNEAPOLIS.THE COUNTY SAYSTHEY ARE 100PERCENT ON BOARDWITH HELPING MAKETHE NEEDEDCHANGES, BUT OMAHACITY COUNCILMEMBER BEN GRAYSAY IT'S JUST A SMALLSTEP IN TEH RIGHTDIRECTION.I'VE BEEN HERE TOMANY TIMES BEFOREWHERE WECONTINUE TOTALKA BOU THISAND WE PASSRESOLUTIONS ANDWE PASS VARIOUSITEMS THAT WETHINK ISEVENTUALLY GOINGTO GET AT IT - GETAT THIS PERSISTENTISSUE OF RACISM ATSOME POINT WE AREREALLY GOING TOGET AT IT.THAT IS GOING TOTAKE ..IT IS GOING TO TAKEA MASSIVE EFFORTTO TURN THISAROUND THIS HASBEEN 400 YEARS INTHE MAKINGTHE BOARD ALSOADDRESSED THECURRENT STATE OFTHE CORONAVIRUS INTHE COUNTY ANDWHERE WE STAND INTERMS OF A VACCINE -WHICH IS BEINGFAST-TRACKED BYMULTIPLE COMPANIES.GEORGE FLOYD'SDEAT