Discrimination Has Trapped People of Color in Unhealthy Urban 'Heat Islands'
People of color, more than other groups, live in neighborhoods prone to excess heat and the illnesses that go with it
Source: scientificamerican.com
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Structural racism: Communities with higher redlining scores had higher rates of stroke
E-Mail DALLAS, March 11, 2021 -- Discriminatory housing policies that restricted the sale or purchase of homes by race in certain neighborhoods across the U.S., called 'redlining,' which were established nearly a century ago and outlawed by the Fair Housing Act of 1968, were associated with higher rates of stroke in the same neighborhoods in 2017, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2021. The virtual meeting is March 17-19, 2021 and is a world premier meeting for researchers and clinicians dedicated to the sc...
Source: eurekalert.org