Whereas a public health crisis is an issue— (1) that affects many people, is a threat to the public, and is ongoing; (2) that is unfairly distributed among different populations, disproportionately impacting health outcomes, access to health care, and life expectancy; (3) the effects of which could be reduced by preventive measures; and (4) for which those preventive measures are not yet in place; Whereas public health experts agree that significant racial inequities exist in the prevalence, severity, and mortality rates of various health conditions in the United States; Whereas examples of significant racial inequities include that— (1) life expectancies for Black, American Indian, and Alaska Native people in the United States are significantly lower than those of non-Hispanic White people in the United States; (2) Black, American Indian, and Alaska Native women are 2 to 4 times more likely than White women to suffer severe maternal morbidity or die of pregnancy-related complications; (3) Black, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, American Indian, and Alaska Native infants are 2 to 3 times more likely to die than White infants; (4) the Black infant mortality rate in the United States is higher than the infant mortality rates recorded in 27 of the 36 democratic countries with market-based economies that are members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development; (5) Hispanic women are 40 percent more likely to be diagnosed with, and 30 percent more likely to die from, cervical cancer compared to non-Hispanic White women; (6) Asian Americans are the only racial group in the United States who experience cancer as the leading cause of death; (7) Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are 2.5-times more likely to die from diabetes than non-Hispanic White women