Redlining

How has Redlining affected People of Color's access to public health

Redlining was a common practice used by the federal housing assosiation, and private banks to determine where they would not give out loans. On a map, they would shade in neighborhoods they thought were too risky to fund, with a red and yellow marker. Although, the only communities they determied risky and redlined, were communities of color. Many communities in L.A. were redlined including Long Beach, Signal Hills, Hawthorne and Cerritos.

Even though redlining was outlawed in 1968, the effects are still felt today. Due to underfunding, many previously redlined communities lack the social and political influence that other nonredlined neighborhoods have. In addition, the life expectancy in redlined communities are around 4 years shorter than someone who does not live in a previously redlined community. Also, preexisting conditions like COPD, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and mental illness are more prevalent in previously redlined communities.