Redlining’s lingering public health legacy
Association of Health Care Journalists
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
The enduring health impacts of redlining an institutionalized practice that segregated communities by race for decades until it was banned in 1968 are compounding. Researchers found that among the 4,355 children diagnosed with cancer, the survial rate at five years was lower among those living in redlined neighborhoods (85.1%
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