NEW: Milwaukee was the first local government to declare racism a public health crisis. @jlkowalik was one of the first health leaders to identify the racial disparities in #COVID19.

Did that declaration help address the pandemic?

Let's recombobulate: https://recombobulationarea.substack.com/p/in-conversation-with-dr-jeanette
In Conversation with Dr. Jeanette Kowalik: How Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis Helped...

The Commissioner of Health talks about managing the city's response to the pandemic, treating racism like the crisis it is, and about her full circle journey back to the Milwaukee Health Department.

https://recombobulationarea.substack.com/p/in-conversation-with-dr-jeanette
Plus: We talked about reopening, wearing masks, the city's pandemic response, community partners, why Wisconsin's death rate lower than other Midwestern states, more.

"You can't just let everything go because we’re tired of it. COVID is still here. It’s still killing people."
Milwaukee’s health commissioner on mask-wearing:

“It shows people’s mentality, in my opinion. Are you thinking about other people or are you thinking about yourself?” #MaskUpMKE
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