NJ AR160

Declares racism a public health crisis in the State of New Jersey through an Assembly Resolution

Cites racial health disparities including Black women dying from pregnancy/childbirth at 3-4 times the rate of white women, and Black people facing disproportionately high death rates for heart disease, stroke, and cancer

References New Jersey-specific disparities: median net worth for white families is $352,000 compared to $6,100 for Black families; Black residents are three times more likely to face police use of force

Notes that Black children in New Jersey are 21 times more likely than white children to be sentenced to prison, the highest youth incarceration disparity in the nation

Directs copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Commissioner of Health and the Attorney General