Statement From N.Y. State Health Commissioner Mcdonald On Juneteenth
June 19, 2024
June 19, 2024
ALBANY, New York, June 19 -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following statement on June 18, 2024:
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"It is important we commemorate and celebrate Juneteenth but also acknowledge the injustices and socioeconomic disadvantages that generations of Americans, descended from enslaved people, have endured and continue to face. The New York State Department of Health is committed to addressing systemic racism, eliminating barriers to improving heal . . .
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"It is important we commemorate and celebrate Juneteenth but also acknowledge the injustices and socioeconomic disadvantages that generations of Americans, descended from enslaved people, have endured and continue to face. The New York State Department of Health is committed to addressing systemic racism, eliminating barriers to improving heal . . .