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La Crosse County Board decides racism as health crisis, proposes resolutions April 20, 2021 8:07 PM Mike Tighe Updated: (Getty Images) LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — The La Crosse County Board passed a resolution nearly unanimously Tuesday declaring “Racism as a Public Health Crisis,” including several actions to enable the resolution. Cornforth described the resolution as “an important step in the movement to racial equality.” During discussion of the resolution’s merits, board member Kim Cable said, “I find it ironic that we are a board of white people disc...

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – A La Crosse County board supervisor wants to send a message to community members about racism. He said he’s hopeful the county’s board will unanimously approve a resolution making racism an official public health crisis. The events of the past year revealed a large problem in the eyes of La Crosse County Board supervisor Rick Cornforth. “Racism and systemic racism – it impacts all of us,” Cornforth said. Diana DiazGranados, who is part of the Creating a Healthier Multicultural Community Project, helped show the disparities minority populations face in La ...

La Crosse Co. Health & Human Services board declares racism as a public health crisis The resolution goes to the La Crosse Co. Board of Supervisors for a vote to enact the declaration April 14, 2021 12:39 AM Site staff LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – After unanimous approval Tuesday evening, the La Crosse County Health and Human Services board declared racism as a public health crisis. The resolution was brought to the table by La Crosse County Board member Rick Cornforth and was backed by a number of community members. Milwaukee County was the first in the nation to decla...