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

Friend, 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 and address racism in our health care systems.]( [SIGN AND SEND THE PETITION]( Racism is a public health crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted these vast racial disparities. This is a systemic issue that must be addressed immediately. The health of people of color has been devastated by widespread racism in our healthcare system for far too long. To help expand research and investment into the public health impacts of structural racism, as well as to require the federal government to begin actively developing anti-racist health policy, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Barbara Lee have introduced the [Anti-Racism in Public Health Act](. We must demand that Congress act immediately and pass the Anti-Racism in Public Health Act! [Sign the petition: Demand Congress pass the Anti-Racism in Public Health Act.]( [SIGN AND SEND THE PETITION]( Thanks for all you do, Erin Tulley, Daily Kos P.S. Below is an email we sent out earlier this month urging Congress to pass the Anti-Racism in Public Health Act: --------------------------------------------------------------- Friend, [sign the petition: Demand Congress pass the Anti-Racism in Public Health Act and address racism in our health care systems.]( [SIGN AND SEND THE PETITION]( 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!]( [SIGN AND SEND THE PETITION]( 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.]( [SIGN AND SEND THE PETITION]( Thanks for all you do, Erin Tulley, Daily Kos Daily Kos Relies on Readers Like You We don't have billionaire sugar daddies like some right-wing media outlets. Half our revenue comes from readers like you, meaning we literally couldn't do this work without you. Can you chip in $5 right now to help Daily Kos keep fighting? [Chip in $5]( If you wish to donate by mail instead, please send a check to Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Contributions to Daily Kos are not tax deductible. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.