Collaborating to advance racial and health equity  

Zoom meeting showing members of the Health Equity and Anti-Racism Community Advisor Group shown in individual windows.

The Health Equity and Anti-Racism Community Advisory Group (HEARCAG) has strengthened and advanced public health in King County. As the year comes to an end, we reflect on impacts and accomplishments in 2025.

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Leading with Racial Justice in King County

On June 11, 2020, King County Executive, Dow Constantine, and Public Health Director, Patty Hayes, declared racism is a public health crisis. Since the declaration, in partnership with system advocates, community members, and public servants throughout King County government, Executive Constantine put together a package of proposals that reforms the criminal legal system, and funds ongoing work to confront racism as a public health crisis.

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