Ronnie Dunn Named to the Ohio Minority Health Strike Force
Dr. Ronnie Dunn, interim chief diversity officer and associate professor of urban studies at 老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料, has been appointed to the Ohio Minority Health Strike Force. The group has been created by the State of Ohio to assess the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on African Americans and other people of color and make recommendations on how to prevent further spread of the disease in these communities. In Ohio, African Americans make up 13 percent of the population, however 24.1 percent of COVID-19 patients in the state are African American.
鈥淲e must recognize that there are many Ohioans who have an increased risk of being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, and we must do everything we can to protect all Ohioans from this pandemic,鈥 said Governor Mike DeWine in a statement announcing the Strike Force.
鈥淭he increased rate of infection in the African American community is a symptom of the broader disparities in health care access and other structural inequities faced by minorities locally and nationally,鈥 Dunn added. 鈥淚t is my hope this Strike Force can present comprehensive reforms which will serve as a model for addressing broader inequalities in our health care and socioeconomic systems.鈥
Ronnie Dunn has been on the faculty at 老澳门六合彩开奖记录资料 since 2004 and is a graduate of the University鈥檚 Ph.D. program in urban studies. He also serves on the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board and provided written testimony to President Barack Obama鈥檚 Taskforce on 21st Century Policing. His most recent book, Boycotts, Busing, & Beyond: The History & Implications of School Desegregation in the Urban North, was published by Kendall-Hunt Publishing in 2016.
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