Orange County Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis

Predominately white Orange County has declared systemic racism and inequity a public health crisis. In a unanimous vote last week, the Orange County Board or Supervisors, its governing body, passed the bipartisan declaration.

The resolution was put forth by Supervisor Andrew Do, a Republican who came to the US as a refugee from Vietnam in the 70s.

The declaration states,

“Racism, with its resultant social and health inequities, is a public health crisis affecting our entire society.”

It continues, “Systemic racism causes persistent discriminatory policies in housing, education, employment, transportation, and criminal justice.”

What do you think? Should more cities/counties adopt declarations like this or will it prove to be performative?

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