1. Proposition 54
Our civil rights laws were adopted to end prejudice and discrimination and this is one step further into this process. ... There is much concern that the elimination of race and ethnicity data by public sources would have extremely negative consequences for CCHC programs that rely on this data. ... In recognition of the importance of data by race and ethnicity, CPCA OPPOSES Proposition 54. ... While Proposition 54 narrowly exempts data collected from "medical research subjects and patients," health care relies on data from a much broader range of sources. ... Public health and medical exper...
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