Redlining and diabetes are linked, researcher says
A taxpayer-funded study from the Medical College of Wisconsin will fight diabetes among African-Americans by giving them money to learn about health.
The $138,197 National Institutes of Health grant for this fiscal year covers an ongoing study that is set to end in November 2026.The money will help fight “structural racism” which contributes to poor health outcomes for black Americans, according to the lead researcher.Professor Jennette Campbell leads the project and teaches at the Milwaukee medical school.Campbell will use a “cash transfer” program that “supplements basic income conditional on performing certain health-related activities […]
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