/tags/public-health-crisis public health crisis en-US Copyright Fri, 12 May 2023 09:12:35 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2023-05-12/one-way-to-prevent-gun-violence-treat-it-as-a-public-health-issue Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith has spent decades framing violence as a public health issue. She spoke to Morning Edition about how guns fit into that picture and what prevention would look like. Fri, 12 May 2023 09:12:35 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2023-05-12/one-way-to-prevent-gun-violence-treat-it-as-a-public-health-issue Rachel Treisman /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-02-23/what-does-citing-gun-violence-as-a-public-health-crisis-mean Mayor Andrew Ginther and other city leaders are declaring gun violence a public health crisis. We’ll discuss what it means to address gun violence as a public health crisis and what, if anything, can be done to combat it. Wed, 23 Feb 2022 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-02-23/what-does-citing-gun-violence-as-a-public-health-crisis-mean /politics-government/2022-02-15/mayor-ginther-declares-gun-violence-a-public-health-crisis-in-columbus Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther declared gun violence a public health crisis. Ginther is asking the federal government to include Columbus in the National Firearms Trafficking Strike Force and creating the Columbus Alliance Against Illegal Guns. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 23:23:07 GMT /politics-government/2022-02-15/mayor-ginther-declares-gun-violence-a-public-health-crisis-in-columbus Renee Fox /2022-02-14/numerous-ohio-cities-declare-racism-a-public-health-crisis-but-does-it-mean-anything Politicians in nearly 30 communities across Ohio and in Cuyahoga County are taking a stand against a public health threat that many believe put Black and brown residents at risk for serious health problems: Racism. Mon, 14 Feb 2022 20:22:08 GMT /2022-02-14/numerous-ohio-cities-declare-racism-a-public-health-crisis-but-does-it-mean-anything Anna Huntsman /2021-04-09/cdc-director-declares-racism-a-serious-public-health-threat "The pandemic illuminated inequities that have existed for generations and revealed for all of America a known, but often unaddressed, epidemic impacting public health: racism," Walensky said. Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:17:41 GMT /2021-04-09/cdc-director-declares-racism-a-serious-public-health-threat Laurel Wamsley /news/2021-03-11/ohio-leaders-tried-to-head-off-covids-racial-health-disparities-they-happened-anyway As Ohio began to tally up the number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths from the pandemic last spring, a pattern became clear: Black and Brown… Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:51:30 GMT /news/2021-03-11/ohio-leaders-tried-to-head-off-covids-racial-health-disparities-they-happened-anyway Clare Roth /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-08-17/weekly-reporter-roundtable Black Ohioans represent 14% of the state’s population but one-in-four of Ohio's positive COVID-19 cases, nearly a third of all hospitalizations and… Mon, 17 Aug 2020 11:40:09 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-08-17/weekly-reporter-roundtable /statehouse-news-stories/2020-08-13/dewine-says-racism-is-a-public-health-crisis Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) called racism a public health crisis while releasing a report from a task force created to look into how COVID-19 is hitting... Thu, 13 Aug 2020 21:36:33 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2020-08-13/dewine-says-racism-is-a-public-health-crisis Andy Chow /wvxu-stories/2020-07-22/cincinnati-council-to-consider-declaring-racism-a-public-health-crisis Cincinnati Council will weigh in on whether racism is a public health crisis in August. Three members will introduce a resolution when the council meets... Wed, 22 Jul 2020 17:39:29 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-07-22/cincinnati-council-to-consider-declaring-racism-a-public-health-crisis Bill Rinehart /wvxu-stories/2020-07-16/racism-declared-a-public-health-crisis-in-hamilton-county Hamilton County commissioners are declaring racism a public health crisis. The three-member board approved the resolution Thursday unanimously. Thu, 16 Jul 2020 18:53:49 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-07-16/racism-declared-a-public-health-crisis-in-hamilton-county Tana Weingartner