Connections between redlining, food access, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity in Boston
This paper explores how redlining has disproportionately impacted the Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester, Roxbury, and Mattapan. Initiated in the 1930s, the discriminatory practice of marking these neighborhoods as high-risk for lending has led to significant health inequities today. The paper focus...
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Main Author: | Farhad Mehrtash |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2025-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1505462/full |
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