Title: How Redlining Communities Affects Health - Geography Realm
Headings: How Redlining Communities Affects Health
How Redlining Communities Affects Health
The Health Effects of Redlining
Redlining Leads to More Foreclosures
Breast Cancer Rates and Redlining
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Content: The roots of redlining in California and elsewhere go back to the Great Depression era in the 1930s, when neighborhoods were defined by lending or investment risk using race and class. These neighborhoods faced historically higher rates of pollution, including more exposure to diesel and other pollutants from transport and factories, resulting in the higher rates of asthma. [ 1]
Side-by-side maps highlight the reverse correlation between Home Owner’s Loan Corporation rating (green indicating “best,” blue indicating “still desirable,” yellow indicating “definitely declining” and red indicating “hazardous.” ) and asthma-related emergency room visits per 10,000 residents. Maps: Anthony Nardone, UC Berkeley. Redlining Leads to More Foreclosures
Other documented cases of redlining and its effect on health have been determined. In Detroit, a study conducted showed that historical redlining has contributed to greater rates of foreclosures, including after the Great Recession of 2008-2009. In other words, redlining from many decades ago has also led to more recent higher rates of foreclosures. In this case, residents in Detroit neighborhoods were also redlined based on race and class starting in the early twentieth century, with higher relative rates of self-assessed incidence reporting showing health issues affecting the population more recently.