Racism Is The Root Cause Of Health Inequities Between Whites and Blacks, Says L.A. County Director Of Public Health Barbara Ferrer
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deadline.comBy Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor Los Angeles Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer took time at the top of her coronavirus briefing on Monday to address the protests and violence of the past few days and the death of George Floyd. “I think it’s important to comment on the connection between these two concerns,” she began, “the death of a black man at the hands of police and the experience of COVID-19 in L.A.
County. “We know that black Americans fare worse on than other groups on virtually every measure of health status,” continued Ferrer, “and it has become all too common to blame this on individual behaviors when in fact the science is clear: The root cause of health inequities is racism and discrimination and how it limits access
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