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Critics, including the gay-led Health Initiative, want the Georgia Department of Public Health to pull back its job offer to Eric Walsh, who made anti-gay statements in religious sermons.
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Health Initiative Asks Georgia Department of Public Health to Rescind Job Offer
Critics, including the gay-led Health Initiative, want the Georgia Department of Public Health to pull back its job offer to Eric Walsh, who made anti-gay statements in religious sermons.
Critics, including the gay-led Health Initiative, want the Georgia Department of Public Health to pull back its job offer to Eric Walsh, who made anti-gay statements in religious sermons.
Commlssloner Ceorgla ueparLmenL of ubllc PealLh 2 eachLree SLreeL, nW 13 Lh lloor ALlanLa, CA 30303-3186
ur. llLzgerald,
We are wrlLlng you Loday Lo urge you Lo resclnd Lhe [ob offer exLended Lo ur. Lrlc Walsh by Lhe Ceorgla ueparLmenL of ubllc PealLh. 1he PealLh lnlLlaLlve works LhroughouL Lhe sLaLe Lo connecL LC81 Ceorglans Lo healLh servlces and resources. We value Lhe work of Lhe ueparLmenL and have parLnered on ouLreach campalgns, such as efforLs Lo promoLe smoke-free spaces.
ur. Walsh's publlc dlsplays of anLl-gay propaganda and rellglous rheLorlc wlll become symbols of Lhe deparLmenL and wlll furLher lsolaLe an already vulnerable populaLlon. We belleve Lhls hlre ls deLrlmenLal Lo Lhe wellbelng of our communlLy, as well as Lo Lhe effecLlveness of Lhe ueparLmenL Lo conducL meanlngful ouLreach Lo LC81 Ceorglans.
As spelled ouL by Lhe federal PealLhy eople 2020 reporL and Lhe lnsLlLuLe of Medlclne's 2011 flndlngs, LC81 lndlvlduals are more llkely Lo avold accesslng prevenLaLlve healLh screenlngs due Lo a lack of culLurally compeLenL provlders and an overall fear of dlscrlmlnaLlon. When addlng an addlLlonal facLor, such as llvlng ln a rural communlLy, Lhls dlsparlLy ls furLher helghLened. 1hls avoldance of care resulLs ln LC81 populaLlons exhlblLlng hlgher raLes of a varleLy of healLh condlLlons, such as hearL dlsease, and hlgher morLallLy raLes for LreaLable condlLlons, such as cervlcal cancer. ln shorL, homophobla ls a healLh rlsk.
laclng ur. Walsh ln a leadershlp poslLlon wlll valldaLe our communlLy's fears ln engaglng healLh sysLems and wlll hurL Lhe credlblllLy of any fuLure campalgn launched by Lhe Ceorgla ueparLmenL of ubllc PealLh LhaL may seek Lo address LC81 healLh dlsparlLles.
We belleve Lhe work LhaL Lhe ueparLmenL has done Lo reach Lhe communlLy ls Lremendously lmporLanL, lncludlng havlng a presence aL Lhe annual ALlanLa rlde lesLlval. We do noL wlsh Lo see Lhose efforLs dlmlnlshed by brlnglng onboard an lndlvldual LhaL speaks ouL so vehemenLly agalnsL Lhe LC81 populaLlon.
Cur organlzaLlons share common goals of educaLlng Ceorglans abouL Lhelr healLh, encouraglng Lhem Lo access screenlngs, and Lo Lake acLlons LhaL wlll lncrease Lhelr longevlLy and wellbelng. 1oday, we are asklng Lhe ueparLmenL Lo conLlnue Lo acL ln Lhe besL lnLeresLs of Lhe sLaLe and resclnd Lhe offer LhaL was made Lo ur. Walsh.