Equity in Action?: Assessing the Role of Community in Declarations of Racism as a Public Health Crisis
The purpose of this brief is to present the findings from a series of surveys, Learning Circles, and media analyses designed by The Praxis Project and Berkeley Media Studies Group, a program of the Public Health Institute, to examine the extent to which community basebuilding organizations (CBOs) played a role in declarations of racism as a public health crisis and how the declarations were covered in the media. We provide recommendations derived from government representatives and CBOs on how to authentically center community in political processes.
We examine the local jurisdictions that have declared racism a public health crisis to determine how proponents of the declarations are framing their work and to learn more about the community’s involvement in writing, passing, and implementing the declarations.
In this analysis, we map, categorize, and assesse news coverage about declarations from across the country, focusing on how community voices and perspectives appeared.
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The Praxis Project and Berkeley Media Studies Group (2023, August). Equity in Action?: Assessing the Role of Community in Declarations of Racism as a Public Health Crisis. Retrieved from https://www.thepraxisproject.org/resource/2023/equity-in-action.