Work

Historical redlining and cardiovascular health: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Year: 2021

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: Significance How structural racism contributes to the disproportionate burden of cardiovascular disease risk on minoritized groups in the United States is understudied. This study examined the impact of historical redlining, a government-sanctioned and racially discriminatory policy, and present-day cardiovascular health (CVH). Results suggested that living in historically redlined neighborhoods was associated with CVH only among Black participants and that within this group, living in a neighborhood with better social environment quality weakened but did not fully attenuate this association. These findings suggest that, similar to the institution of slavery, redlining is one manifestation of structural racism that drives health outcomes today. This work underscores the necessity to investigate structural racism as a root cause of racial/ethnic health inequities.

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2110986118

Authors: Mahasin S. Mujahid, Xing Gao, Loni P. Tabb, Colleen Morris, Tené T. Lewis

Institutions: University of California, Berkeley, Drexel University, Emory University

Language: English

Topic: Health disparities and outcomes

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

Awards: G1261314546, G1261793039, MESA, G1269631540, G1276754516, G1294553593, G1409423729, G1412221515, G1539384734, G1640378483, G1686417863, G1803853571, Characterizing health impacts of built environment features using complex data, G1983464145, G2095942735, G2144938473, G2223280742, G22458031, G2262782284, G2286579242, G2331643373, MESA, G2580996367, G2726417417, G2792355618, MESA, G2837638605, G290884426, G291913881, SUBCLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE STUDY--EBCT READING, G3014393894, G3093995152, G3501153549, G3527068412, G3570589137, G3595232572, G3647016462, G3676546685, G3684451641, G3687594596, G370977179, MESA, G3964248905, G3990748671, G399481048, G4086764833, TITLE: MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS (MESA), G4309390892, G4454205498, G4512137732, G4563812999, G4590187187, OPTION 3. 4/1/2014 - 3/31/2015. MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS (MESA) - READING CENTER, NHLBI, MESA, G4986157935, G5075046117, G5088122703, G5108002584, G5130182543, G514410172, SUBCLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE STUDY-ULTRASOUND, G5380696608, G5653954166, G5654179670, G5787256936, G6095866717, G6359107525, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, G6410032906, MESA, G6514094751, G6610578209, G66341962, G6742279884, G6798586005, G6856766826, G7166352866, MESA, G7435069916, G7462069030, G7481962703, G7660896353, G78770644, Clinical and Translational Science Award, G8145863542, G842756795, G8761005068, G8852914737, G8921806468, G9000004549, G9000004784, G9000006353, G9000017360, G9000019818, G9000025517, G9000038858, G9000063950, G9000065698, G94668252, G991334795

OpenAlex ID: W4200465319

FWCI: 15.17

Cites: 50

Cited by: 161

Related to: 10