{"id":80170,"date":"2020-09-03T08:56:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T12:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/?p=80170"},"modified":"2020-09-03T10:50:26","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T14:50:26","slug":"will-local-resolutions-against-racism-make-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/will-local-resolutions-against-racism-make-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Will local resolutions against racism make a difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United States history is rooted in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.org\/blog-posts\/structural-racism-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">structural racism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that continues to oppress minority populations today.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It pervades all our social, economic and political systems. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As COVID-19 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthaffairs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1377\/hlthaff.2020.00897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">disproportionately affects Black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/police-brutality-is-not-just-a-criminal-justice-issue-but-a-public-health-issue-too\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">police violence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> perpetuates devastation to families and communities of color, local governments across the country are acknowledging racism as a public health crisis through public declarations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As more localities sign resolutions, we want to better understand the social, economic and political effects these declarations may have on local communities, states and the nation. In watching this trend progress, we wondered, &#8220;Will these declarations make a difference?&#8221; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spoke with the following experts to hypothesize about<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99196px;\"> buy tamiflu online <a href=\"https:\/\/triangleneuropsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/tamiflu.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tamiflu online<\/a> no prescription <\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the short- and long-term impacts of these resolutions:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thedailyrecord.com\/2019\/09\/03\/claudia-wilson-randall-community-development-network-of-md\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claudia Wilson Randall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, associate director of the Community Development Network of Maryland, who <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">focuses on membership development, peer learning and capacity building; housing counseling and communications.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.primarycarecoalition.org\/hillery-tsumba.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hillery Tsumba<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">irector of Organizational Strategy at the Primary Care Coalition,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leads the communications, human resources, advocacy and government relations, and fund development functions within the organization.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pophealthllc.com\/about-vinu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vinu Ilakkuvan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, founder and primary consultant of PoP Health, LLC, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a woman and minority-owned business based in Fairfax, Virginia, that provides a range of consulting services to strengthen and support multi-sector community health improvement.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Municipalities<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across the nation have voiced concerns about the detrimental effects of racism on the health, wealth and sociopolitical power of racial minorities. All three experts agreed this initial acknowledgement of the problem is a good start. Randall said their declarations signal a change in the conversation about racism in America.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I look at these declarations like representations in art,&#8221; Randall said. &#8220;Kehinde Wiley \u2014 the artist who painted Obama\u2019s portrait in the National Gallery \u2014 paints portraits of black men and women \u2026 [that] allow us to imagine a different world and see \u2026 potential through depiction. Similarly, these declarations are the beginning of communities seeing the humanity of Black people.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alongside sociocultural change, the statements also hold the potential for promoting political change. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The city declarations indicate legislatures and administrations are &#8220;beginning to recognize the effects of racism on [health] outcomes&#8221; and will be &#8220;more deliberate in addressing racism&#8221; moving forward, Tsumba said. However, she added that the amount of lasting structural change these declarations bring about depends on the &#8220;motivation and political will&#8221; of those making them. In Montgomery County, Maryland, where Tsumba works, councilmembers followed their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusa9.com\/article\/news\/local\/maryland\/montgomery-county-declares-racism-public-health-crisis\/65-34db8cf1-4b76-4de2-8c60-42ad02e33600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">declaration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with action by<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allocating $600,000 to expand the county\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U5vcub8c5IQ&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with additional staff to respond to mental health emergencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conversely, some municipalities\u2019 declarations simply acknowledge the issue. For example, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkbn.com\/news\/local-news\/not-just-words-on-paper-youngstown-city-council-declares-racism-public-health-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Youngstown, Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, councilmembers described their declaration as a crucial &#8220;first step&#8221; towards racial equity. Commissioners in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/myfox8.com\/news\/mecklenburg-county-board-of-commissioners-declare-racism-a-public-health-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mecklenburg County, North Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, admitted that their proclamation is &#8220;largely symbolic.&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0These declarations, unbacked by real plans for change, are what Ilakkuvan described as &#8220;surface-level actions.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Sometimes, surface-level actions are purely performative and selfishly motivated, and other times, they are important first steps in learning, in acknowledgement, in representation. Either way, what we need to remember is that they are far from sufficient. We must pursue changes to the policies, systems and environments that underpin structural racism. Otherwise, merely stating that \u2018racism is a public health issue\u2019 is meaningless,&#8221; she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To meaningfully address structural racism, Ilakkuvan explained that municipalities can dedicate resources and infrastructure to action, commit to policy and system changes, and create detailed racial equity plans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some municipalities have already taken steps to create structural change:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice\/2020\/06\/12\/876327158\/boston-mayor-declares-racism-a-public-health-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Mayor Walsh plans to reallocate $3 million of the Boston police department\u2019s overtime budget towards public health, form a task force to review police use-of-force policies and propose a transfer of $9 million from the police towards housing and counseling initiatives.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/minneapolis-racism-public-health-emergency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minneapolis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plans to allocate funding, staff and resources to address and repair the damage of systemic racism through actions like law enforcement reform.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/news\/local\/king-county-board-health-passes-resolution-declaring-racism-public-health-crisis\/L27IQPLEFZFBTDM7GSCVM4RFDY\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the King County Board of Health<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s resolution includes a commitment to &#8220;assessing, revising, and writing its guiding documents and policies with a racial justice and equity lens.&#8221; Board members must complete racial equity training, engage with and respond to communities impacted by racism, establish racial equity principles and work towards anti-racist policies and practices.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cityofcleveland.legistar.com\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4348675&amp;GUID=32569022-4E96-4EDA-AF9F-398FE74D1179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleveland\u2019s resolution<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> requires the city to follow CDC guidelines to eliminate health disparities.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iecn.com\/county-of-san-bernardino-declares-racism-a-public-health-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Bernardino, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, established an &#8220;equity group.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/maryland\/anne-arundel\/ac-cn-racism-public-health-anne-arundel-20200608-mgejek3xufh7jch357monq5s5m-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anne Arundel County, Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, initiated data collection to understand the connection between race and health outcomes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/akron\/2020\/06\/akron-declares-racism-a-public-health-crisis-launches-task-force-to-develop-five-year-equity-plan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Akron, Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, will create a task force to develop a five-year &#8220;Equity and Social Justice Strategic Plan.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/columbus\/news\/2020\/06\/02\/columbus-city-council-declares-racism-a-public-hea.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy.gov\/api\/v1\/indy_proposal_document?content_type=application%2Fpdf&amp;id=17024&amp;name=PROP20-182&amp;type=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indianapolis, Indiana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, stated their intent to understand and study the underlying issues of racial inequity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When asked how these declarations could impact public health, Tsumba pointed to behavioral health care. Problems related to behavioral health and substance use disorders often result in police intervention despite the fact that law enforcement officers are not the best suited to address behavioral health concerns. She hopes to see less dependence on law enforcement and increased funding for mobile crisis teams that send licensed counselors to respond and de-escalate incidents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/witnessla.com\/crises-act-would-allow-community-organizations-to-respond-to-mental-crises-and-other-emergencies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CRISES Act<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a California bill that would allow community organizations to act as first responders in certain emergency situations, has gained significant public support in the past few months. The movement to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/amp\/news\/articles\/2020-08-06\/the-city-planners-case-to-defund-the-police?__twitter_impression=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">divert funding away from police<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and towards social and health services is also gaining support from many Americans. Through these changes in the roles and funding of law enforcement, we could see improvements in public health and less police violence in the cities that are actively responding to the racism crisis.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although many cities have shown signs of progress this year, our experts argued that other sectors must also work to create lasting structural changes. Tsumba indicated the importance of anchor institutions and community-based organizations in contributing to societal change. She explained that all organizations must provide ongoing training on structural racism and implicit bias. Hospitals and health systems in particular should educate practitioners on the role of racism in medicine, both historically and presently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to training and education, Ilakkuvan expressed the importance of leveraging resources to address the root determinants of health and referenced <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/NEJMp2021072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">key practices<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99196px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kurtzpsychology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/imuran.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purchase imuran no prescription<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that healthcare systems should follow to dismantle structural racism. Banks and financial institutions also have a responsibility to engage in anti-racist practices. She explained that these institutions should stop predatory and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/lending-discrimination-within-the-paycheck-protection-program\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">discriminatory lending practices<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99196px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/staycobblestone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecleanup\/0\/logs\/bactrim.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purchase bactrim no prescription<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99196px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmmedicalmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/redux\/custom-fonts\/custom\/prednisone.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buy prednisone online<\/a> cheap pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/disinvestment\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">invest in Black-owned businesses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and promote economic revitalization and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/how-to-consider-community-development-financing-outside-of-assessment-areas-by-designating-underserved-counties\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">community development<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/gentrification20\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">predominantly Black communities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the anti-racist movement continues to grow, organizations and institutions across all sectors must continue to build upon the goals and intentions they have established. Tsumba argued that organizations must also focus on &#8220;examining their own policies and procedures to think about how they might perpetuate structural racism.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ilakkuvan echoed this idea, stating, &#8220;The question we should be asking about any policy or system is whether it produces results that are unequal by race. If so, there is need for change.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the upsurge of declarations and plans to address racism is a sign that municipalities are striving towards this change, only time will tell if public health\u2019s focus on race and racism will transcend to meaningful impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Resources<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlc.org\/resource\/advancing-racial-equity-in-your-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advancing Racial Equity in Your City<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/heather_c_mcghee_racism_has_a_cost_for_everyone\/transcript?language=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Racism Has a Cost for Everyone<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a 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