Racism as a Public Health Crisis
Dashboard
Methods and Sources
Methodology:
Phase 1: Declarations are databased directly from the originating entity publication on a revolving six month basis. Each declaration’s identifying information includes the state, region and entity type (e.g., city/town council, state legislature, etc.) that passed it. Regions are designated according to the U.S. Census Bureau Regions. In preparation for Phase 2 accountability tracking, we model the American Public Health Associations analysis by categorizing different strategic actions for inclusion/exclusion in the operative section of the resolutions (i.e., “resolved” clauses), across 10 categories. The 10 categories were chosen based on common themes of language used in declarations, research reports from organizations such as the National Public Health Law Network, and to reflect the social determinants of health.
External Sources:
American Public Health Association
This dashboard allows individuals to view cities, counties, and other governing organizations that have made a declaration about racism as a public health crisis, the type of declaration offered (i.e., formal resolution or statement), the date of the declaration, a summary of what was stated, the steps taken post declaration if applicable type of declaration (formal resolution or statement), date of declaration, a summary of steps taken post declaration if applicable, an equity contact if assigned, and a link to the declaration.
