Association Between Changes in Racial Residential and School Segregation and Trends in Racial Health Disparities, 2000 –2020: A Life Course Perspective

ConclusionThis paper provides new evidence that school segregation is an independent predictor of racial health disparities and that reducing school segregation —even in the face of high residential segregation—could have a long-term impact on reducing racial health disparities. Furthermore, it suggests that the health consequences of residential segregation have not been eliminated from our society but are now being exacerbated by a new factor: school- based segregation. Throughout this paper, changes in school-based segregation not only show up as a consistent significant predictor of greater racial disparities throughout the life course, but at times, an even stronger predictor of health inequity than residential segregation.
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research