Black Health Matters - Racism as a Public Health Crisis

14101 Euclid Avenue,Cleveland OH 44112

30 April, 2022

Description

Greater Cleveland Association of Black Journalists host a panel discussion addressing racism as a public health crisis. As part of the “Connecting the Dots between Race and Health,” a project of Ideastream Public Media funded by The Dr. Donald J. Goodman and Ruth Weber Goodman Philanthropic Fund of The Cleveland Foundation, The Greater Cleveland Association of Black Journalists (GCLEABJ) is hosting a town hall-style forum to bring awareness to the recent legislation by the City of Cleveland as well as Cuyahoga County declaring racism as a public health crisis and to explore questions of accountability to it. Yvonka Hall, founder of the Black Health Coalition, along with GCLEABJ members Rhonda Crowder and Stephanie Phelps will moderate the discussion between a panel consisting of an elected official, hospital administrator, healthcare provider, community advocates and patient. Alan Nevel, senior vice president and chief equity officer, Jasmin Long, MSSA, MNO, chief executive officer, Birthing Beautiful Communities, SeMia Bray, co-facilitator Black Environmental Leaders, Dr. James Brown, MD, and Vicki Dansby, cancer survivor are among the confirmed panelists. This in-person event will also be Live Streamed, visit GCLEABJ's Facebook page on the day of the event.