Will racism be declared a public health crisis in Olmsted County?

We're talking with Rochester's Diversity Council to find out.

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Yesterday the hennepin county board of commissioners passed a resolution ?

"* declaring racism a public health crisis.

Kimt news 3's maleeha kamal is finding out if olmsted county could be next.xxx on the scene "i spoke to the diversity council who tells me that racism is a public health issue.

" dee sabol with the diversity council advocates for minorities.

She says systemic racism has created disparaities from health care to housing and the bottom line is: it's a public health issue.

She's had conversations with community leaders ?

"* and believs the conversation is going to happen here.

"there is discussion in olmsted county at the community level about discussing race and its impact on health and wellness and what do we need to think about if we are gonna correct disparities caused by race in peoples ability to maintain their health and i think this is a discussion that needs to take place here and will take place across the country.

Look live: only time will tell if these issues are address and change is implemented.

In rochester maleeha kamal according to hennepin county ?*- more than one hundred studies have linked racism to worse health outcomes /// a surge in coronavirus cases in the u?

"*s is traced back ?*t least in part ?

"* to the country's youth.

Why health officials say it simply