Cleveland group presents strategies to address racism as a public health crisis

Heidi Gullett, associate director of Case Western Reserve University Medical School's Center for Community Health Integration, and a partner in the coalition, said that the RAPHC has so far focused on combating cardiovascular disease, combating gun violence and ensuring access to fresh produce.

To increase adult consumption of fresh produce, the coalition noted a lack of education on the importance of fresh produce and the effects of unhealthy foods. It also called for a need to shift "generational norms” and improve transportation and lifestyle choices.

The proposed strategies to achieve those solutions included incentives for buying healthy foods, increasing public transportation access to grocery stores, strengthening farm partnerships and emphasizing healthy eating and cooking within the medical community.