Declarations

Declarations of racism as a public health crisis are an important step to acknowledge structural racism as a determinant of health and identify steps to advance racial equity. These declarations come in many forms, including formal statements, resolutions, proclamations, executive orders, and letters.

This searchable library is being made available through the work of CARE Partners, with specific thanks to:

  • Dawn Hunter, Sara Rogers, and Haley Campbell Garcia – Network for Public Health Law
  • Crystal Lewis and Ruqaiijah Yearby – Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University
  • Tia Taylor Williams and Lawrence Haynes – American Public Health Association

Are we missing a declaration? Have questions for the research team? Please contact us at careconnect@herenow.org.

City and County of San Francisco Health & Human Rights Commission – California – 08/04/2020
Date of Declaration: August 4, 2020
San Francisco County Health Commission – California – 08/04/2020
Date of Declaration: August 4, 2020
Deactur Public School District #61 – Illinois – 08/04/2020
Date of Declaration: August 4, 2020
Buncombe County Justice Resource Advisory Council – North Carolina – 08/04/2020
Date of Declaration: August 4, 2020
Riverside County – California – 08/04/2020
Date of Declaration: August 4, 2020
San Mateo County – California – 08/04/2020
Date of Declaration: August 4, 2020
Olmsted County – Minnesota – 08/04/2020
Date of Declaration: August 4, 2020
Westland – Michigan – 08/03/2020
Date of Declaration: August 3, 2020
Pitt County – North Carolina – 08/03/2020
Date of Declaration: August 3, 2020
Frederick – Massachusetts – 08/01/2020
Date of Declaration: August 1, 2020
Austin – Texas – 07/30/2020
Date of Declaration: July 30, 2020
Spokane Regional Health District – Washington – 07/30/2020
Date of Declaration: July 30, 2020
Rialto – California – 07/28/2020
Date of Declaration: July 28, 2020
Glastonbury – Connecticut – 07/28/2020
Date of Declaration: July 28, 2020
Longmeadow – Massachusetts – 07/24/2020
Date of Declaration: July 24, 2020