Office of Racial Equity in the State Department of Public Health

The Lookout: Several Bills Aim to Level the Playing Field for Disadvantaged Californians

Senate Bill (SB)17, which is scheduled for an Assembly committee hearing March 23, would declare racism as a health crisis in California and develop a state government “Office of Racial Equity in the State Department of Public Health for purposes of aligning state resources, decision-making, and programs to accomplish certain goals related to health equity and protecting vulnerable communities.”