Kenneth T. Jackson’s scientific contributions

... RRS -a form of structural racism -is the degree to which different racial groups reside separately from each other. 19,20 In the US, residential patterning of racial and ethnic groups has been shaped through historical and racialized housing policies, [21][22][23] economic institutions, [24][25][26] and legislative systems, 25,27 and has been sustained through continued discriminatory housing practices even after the dissolution of legalized segregation. 21,[28][29][30][31] Historical zoning practices continue to contribute to the deterioration of neighborhood quality in racialized communities, maintaining unequal residential patterns, and resulting in the differential distribution of health-promoting resources -quality education, public amenities, and healthcare -on the basis of race. ...

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Racial residential segregation is associated with ambient air pollution exposure after adjustment for multilevel sociodemographic factors: Evidence from eight US-based cohorts