evidence: "Resolution Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis in Grand Rapids," passed in September 2021, states, "While our services are not direct health or medical services, we do bear influence on the health and wellbeing of our residents." Stacy Stout, director of equity and engagement for the city of Grand Rapids, says the city sought to follow Whitmer's lead. [...] Washtenaw County Board of Health declared racism a public health crisis in June 2020, and the [...] The Ingham County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution to declare racism a public health crisis in June 2020. Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail sees the county's equity focus as an issue of power building and power sharing. She says that communities need to realize that sharing power does not mean losing power, and that gains made in equity are not losses for anyone else, especially when it comes to public health.