Redlining and Health

HSHE examines how redlining, a historical racially discriminatory housing policy implemented by the Home Owners’ Loan Corporate (HOLC), is associated with current neighborhood determinants of health in the Detroit Metropolitan Area (DMA).

Publications

Historic Redlining Practices and Contemporary Determinants of Health in the Detroit Metropolitan Area (January 2023)

In this study published in the American Journal of Public Health, Roshanak Mehdipanah, Katelyn McVay, and Amy Shulz investigate whether historical redlining is associated with current neighborhood determinants of health in Metro Detroit.