Journal article
Still Separate, Still Not Equal: An Ecological Examination of Redlining and Racial Segregation with COVID-19 Vaccination Administration in Washington DC
Journal of urban health, v 101(4), pp 672-681
01 Aug 2024
PMID: 38926219
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Abstract
Racial residential segregation has been deemed a fundamental cause of health inequities. It is a result of historical and contemporary policies such as redlining that have created a geographic separation of races and corresponds with an inequitable distribution of health-promoting resources. Redlining and racial residential segregation may have contributed to racial inequities in COVID-19 vaccine administration in the early stages of public accessibility. We use data from the National Archives (historical redlining), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (contemporary redlining), American Community Survey from 1940 (historical racial residential segregation) and 2015-2019 (contemporary racial residential segregation), and Washington D.C. government (COVID-19 vaccination administration) to assess the relationships between redlining, racial residential segregation, and COVID-19 vaccine administration during the early stages of vaccine distribution when a tiered system was in place due to limited supply. Pearson correlation was used to assess whether redlining and racial segregation, measured both historically and contemporarily, were correlated with each other in Washington D.C. Subsequently, linear regression was used to assess whether each of these measures associate with COVID-19 vaccine administration. In both historical and contemporary analyses, there was a positive correlation between redlining and racial residential segregation. Further, redlining and racial residential segregation were each positively associated with administration of the novel COVID-19 vaccine. This study highlights the ongoing ways in which redlining and segregation contribute to racial health inequities. Eliminating racial health inequities in American society requires addressing the root causes that affect access to health-promoting resources.
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- Title
- Still Separate, Still Not Equal: An Ecological Examination of Redlining and Racial Segregation with COVID-19 Vaccination Administration in Washington DC
- Creators
- Kristen M. Brown (Corresponding Author) - National Institutes of HealthJessica Lewis-Owona - Drexel UniversityShawnita Sealy-Jefferson - The Ohio State UniversityAmanda Onwuka - RTI InternationalSharon K. Davis - National Institutes of Health
- Publication Details
- Journal of urban health, v 101(4), pp 672-681
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- National Human Genome Research Institute Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001255202000001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85197185760
- Other Identifier
- 991022198378804721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health