AZ SCR1040

Proclaims racism a public health crisis affecting Arizona society, citing research linking racism to worse health outcomes and persistent discrimination in housing, education, employment, and criminal justice.

Documents disproportionate health impacts on communities of color, including higher infant mortality rates among African Americans in Arizona and increased exposure to environmental contaminants and inadequate health services.

Commits the Legislature to creating equity-oriented governance, developing educational efforts to address racism, and expanding state personnel's understanding of how racism affects individual and population health.

Directs the Legislature to develop a work plan that includes tools for authentic engagement with communities of color and support for policies that improve health outcomes in communities of color.

Identifies immigration policies involving ethno-racial profiling as forms of structural racism that exacerbate racial health disparities.