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Racism in the United States has been cited as a key driver of racial health inequities. Racism as a public health crisis has been in the forefront, particularly with respect to state and municipal governments that have developed legislation, resolutions and declarations. This policy brief includes a review of resolutions and declarations across the US related to Racism as a Public Health Crisis through September 2020. There were 125 resolutions reviewed for content related to the history of racism, reference to racial health equity data, solutions and action steps, implementation and any accompanying funding or resources. We found that the majority of policies name racism as critical in addressing racial inequities in health with limited details about specific actions, funding or resources.