“Our health department, our city and our county declared racism as a public health crisis last year.”
Jeanette Kowalik
Milwaukee health commissioner. an appearance on WISN-TV’s ‘UPFRONT’. Claim dated 15 Jun 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisTrue
What PolitiFact found
A resolution was passed by the county in May 2019 and the city in July 2019.
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In short
Jeanette Kowalik (Milwaukee health commissioner) made this claim around 15 June 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 June 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “True”.
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