CDC unveils ‘Racism and Health’ website

Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unveiled its “Racism and Health” website, which will serve as a catalyst for education and dialogue and as a hub for the agency’s efforts to address racism as a threat to public health. As the nation’s leading public health agency, the CDC has a critical role to play to address the impact of racism on public health, said CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH. The agency is also expanding its efforts to foster greater diversity internally and to invest in communities disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. (CDC news release, 4/8/21)