URGENT: Tell L.A. County to establish public health councils

Please submit public comment urging the L.A. County Board of Supervisors to establish public health councils.

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Friends,

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us the importance of workplace health standards for containing the coronavirus, stemming outbreaks, and protecting public health. We know that any recovery plan must be centered around workers and the workplace.

Tomorrow, September 1, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will be discussing public health councils. It is crucial that they hear from us.

Public health councils will give L.A. County a way to ensure the entire community, including workers, business owners, consumers, and family members are protected from COVID-19.

Please submit public comment BEFORE 5PM TODAY urging the L.A. County Board of Supervisors to establish public health councils in the workplace.

SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT

HOW TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT:

Fill out your first and last name.
Click on Item 24. A box for comments will appear underneath each item once you click the number.
Click the “in favor” bubble for Item 24.
Copy and paste the template below into all of the boxes that pop up
Enter the visual code at the bottom of the page and then click “next”.

Email/Comment/Call Template:

My name is [insert name] and I'm with [insert your organization, union, or business]. I live and work in Los Angeles County.

As our economy reopens, it is imperative that our workplaces comply with County Health Officer orders.

Workers urgently need their jobs: without income, many families fear losing their homes. Business owners urgently want to re-open but unsafe protocols in the workplace threaten the health of workers, their families, customers and our communities.

If workplaces open to increased COVID outbreaks, it jeopardizes people's health, jobs, business operations, and our overall economy. We should not need to choose between our families' health and our economic survival. We can reopen far more safely with Public Health Councils as part of the solution.

Public Health Councils bring workers with detailed knowledge of a business's operations together with company management and leadership to contain the coronavirus, stem any outbreaks, and protect our entire community's health.

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With your support, the County of Los Angeles can help protect the public, support our economy, and stem the pandemic.

By serving as the public’s eyes and ears, Public Health Councils will greatly expand the capacity of the County Public Health Department, and help us recover from this pandemic.

Thank you for your consideration and leadership.

In Solidarity,

Roxana Tynan
LAANE Executive Director

LAANE is a leading advocacy organization dedicated to building a new economy for all. Combining dynamic research, innovative public policy and the organizing of broad alliances, LAANE promotes a new economic approach based on good jobs, thriving communities, and a healthy environment.