How historic neighborhood redlining affects health and access to care
Structural Racism and Disparities in Social Risk, Human Capital, Health Care Resources, and Health Outcomes: A Multi-level Analysis of Pathways and Policy Levers for Change
Researchers will look at how past redlining and current neighborhood resources shape health and opportunities for racial and ethnic minority communities.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | State University of New York at Buffalo NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Amherst, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11250009 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
The team will link historical redlining maps to today's neighborhood measures of housing, food access, transportation, economic need, safety, education, and local medical resources. They will combine those place-based measures with health outcome and population data to trace how past discrimination leads to worse social risks and health over time. Analyses will use multi-level statistical models to separate individual and neighborhood effects and to test which policy changes might reduce harm. The project aims to point to concrete community and policy actions that could improve health equity in affected areas.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People who live or have lived in neighborhoods with documented historic redlining, especially racial and ethnic minority community members, would be most relevant to the findings and any related recruitment.
Not a fit: Individuals whose health issues are unrelated to neighborhood conditions or who live outside historically impacted areas are unlikely to see direct benefits from this project in the short term.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the work could guide policies and resource investments that reduce health disparities and improve care and living conditions in communities harmed by redlining.
How similar studies have performed: Prior research has linked redlining and neighborhood disadvantage to poorer health outcomes, but this project expands those approaches with multi-level pathway analysis and explicit policy-lever testing.
Where this research is happening
Amherst, United States
- State University of New York at Buffalo — Amherst, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Egede, Leonard E. — State University of New York at Buffalo
- Study coordinator: Egede, Leonard E.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.