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Racism as a Public Health Crisis

Cuyahoga County declared racism a public health crisis two years ago. What’s happened since then?

Since declaring racism a public health crisis nearly two years ago, county government has shuffled departments around internally and directed resources in attempts to reverse decades of disinvestment in communities of color. Is it working?

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