American Public Health Association Commemorates Juneteenth as Day of Freedom
June 18, 2020
June 18, 2020
SAN DIEGO, California, June 18 -- The American Public Health Association issued the following statement by Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin:
The American Public Health Association joins with millions of Americans in commemorating Juneteenth on Friday, June 19.
This observance - which marks the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Texas were notified of their freedom and celebrates the end of slavery in the U.S. - serves as a reminder to advance racial equity in hea . . .
The American Public Health Association joins with millions of Americans in commemorating Juneteenth on Friday, June 19.
This observance - which marks the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Texas were notified of their freedom and celebrates the end of slavery in the U.S. - serves as a reminder to advance racial equity in hea . . .