[E-rundbrief] Info 2027- Anti-Racism in Public Health Act in USA

[Matthias Reichl]

E-Rundbrief Info 2027 - Actionnetwork (USA): Petition: Demand Congress 
pass the Anti-Racism in Public Health Act and address racism in our 
health care systems.

Bad Ischl, 6.10.2020

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Sign the petition: Demand Congress pass the Anti-Racism in Public 
Health Act and address racism in our health care systems.

Actionnetwork (USA)

We are in the middle of a pandemic that is disproportionately 
affecting people of color. This is yet another BLATANT illustration 
that racism is a public health crisis.

People of color are disproportionately affected by chronic health 
conditions such as diabetes, asthma, hepatitis, and hypertension. 
Black women are nearly four times as likely to die of 
pregnancy-related causes than white women. Black people are six times 
as likely to be killed by police.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted these vast disparities. Black 
and Brown people are nearly three times more likely than white people 
to contract COVID-19 and up to two times more likely to die from the 
disease. Black and Brown people who get infected are more likely to 
have pre-existing conditions that increase their risk of severe 
illness. Because they are more likely to be uninsured, they tend to 
put off seeking treatment and are sicker when they do receive care.

Sign the petition: Demand Congress immediately address racism in 
public health!

Racism affects where people live, where they go to school, the quality 
of the air they breathe, their income and wealth, and their access to 
food and healthcare and more. Racism leads to worse health outcomes 
for Black and Brown patients than their white counterparts.

To address racism in public health, Senator Elizabeth Warren and 
Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Barbara Lee have introduced the 
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act. This bill would create a "National 
Center for Anti-Racism" at the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention to declare racism as the public health crisis that it is 
and further develop the research base and knowledge in the science and 
practice of anti-racism. Additionally, it would create a Law 
Enforcement Violence Prevention Program.

The health of people of color has been devastated by widespread racism 
in our healthcare system for far too long. We need to immediately 
address the unacceptable racist disparities in health care.

Sign the petition: Demand Congress pass the Anti-Racism in Public 
Health Act.

https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-the-petition-demand-congress-pass-the-anti-racism-in-public-health-act-and-address-racism-in-our-health-care-systems

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     Matthias Reichl, Pressesprecher/ press speaker,
     Begegnungszentrum fuer aktive Gewaltlosigkeit
     Center for Encounter and active Non-Violence
     Wolfgangerstr. 26, 4820 Bad Ischl, Austria,
     fon: +43 6132 24590, Informationen/ informations,
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