“We Have to Move Quickly to Cement This Willingness for Change”: News Narratives About Declarations of Racism as a Public Health Crisis, 2019–2021
Those proposing new declarations should make concerted efforts to ensure that these declarations generate news coverage, without relying on acts of violence against Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. Public health practitioners, advocates, and officials should center communities most impacted and help them in creating a system that addresses racial and health inequities.
Authors
- Pamela Mejia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3921-1684)
- Katherine Schaff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9329-7218)
- Lori Dorfman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4012-613X)
- Xavier Morales (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5819-9441)
- Hina Mahmood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4340-194X)
- Catherine Labiran
Institutions
- Praxis (United States) (US)
- Praxis (EE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Equity
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2023.0276
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.60