TABLE 5. Addressing Racism as a Public Health Crisis Among the Big Cities Health Coalition Governmental Public Health Workforce, 2021^a.

To what extent have you been engaged in efforts to address racism as a public health crisis in your health department?
Not at all	24	23-26
Very little	25	24-26
Some	34	32-35
A lot	17	16-18
Do you believe that addressing racism as a public health crisis should be a part of your work at the health department?
No	19	18-20
Yes	81	80-82
Do you feel that you have adequate funding to address racism as a public health crisis?
Disagree	27	26-28
Somewhat disagree	28	27-30
Somewhat agree	34	32-35
Agree	11	10-12
Which of the following do you need to address racism as a public health crisis?b
Training in these areas	63	61-64
More community engagement	41	39-42
More support from agency leadership	36	35-38
Additional staff capacity (ie, number of staff and/or ability of staff)	30	29-32
Acknowledgment by those working within the agency	28	27-30
More support from elected leaders	28	26-29
Nonmonetary resources (ie, know-how, time, equipment)	25	24-27
Other (please specify)	6	5-7

^aEstimates shown as estimate (95% confidence interval) by year.

^bSorted from least to greatest based on 2021 estimates. Respondents were prompted to select up to 3 options.