This image highlights the health disparities created by redlining, with red zones on a city map showing limited access to healthcare services and depicting poorer living conditions compared to surrounding areas.
Course

Redlining and Poor Health

Self-paced
1.5 credits

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Description

This training focuses on the long-term effects of historical redlining practices on health inequities and social determinants of health in the Detroit metropolitan area. It delves into research findings that highlight significant disparities in income, homeownership, and opportunities for health between historically redlined and greenlined neighborhoods. The session emphasizes the importance of understanding these systemic issues to inform current policy decisions and reparative measures.

Target Audience

This training is designed for urban planners, public health professionals, policymakers, advocates for social justice, and researchers interested in addressing structural inequities in health and housing.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this training, you will be able to:

  1. Understand the historical impact of HOLC's redlining practices on health and economic disparities.
  2. Analyze the associations between neighborhood conditions and the Determinants of Health Equity Index (DOHI).
  3. Identify how systemic disinvestment continues to affect historically marginalized communities.
  4. Advocate for reparative measures, such as reinvestment in housing and infrastructure, to address long-term inequities.

 

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