TY - JOUR
T1 - The public health implications of gentrification
T2 - tick-borne disease risks for communities of color
AU - Halsey, Samniqueka J.
AU - VanAcker, Meredith C.
AU - Harris, Nyeema C.
AU - Lewis, Kaleea R.
AU - Perez, Lisette
AU - Smith, Genee S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The Ecological Society of America.
PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - Gentrification operates as a social driver of health that can increase tick-borne disease (TBD) risk for communities of color through either population displacement or land-use change. Research on the emergence of TBDs in urban environments has primarily focused on the ecological processes of urban landscapes that facilitate favorable habitats for host reservoirs and tick vectors. However, neglecting to view infectious disease risk from a socioecological framework will continue to result in policies and planning that disadvantage communities of color. Using Lyme disease as a case study, we integrated elements of environmental epidemiology, ecology, public health, and urban planning to propose pathways of gentrification as a socioecological process with public health implications. By drawing connections between urban ecology, urban planning, and environmental racism, we seek to bring awareness to disease ecologists, policy makers, and public health managers on the potential role of gentrification as a driver of tick-borne pathogen exposure. Front Ecol Environ 2022;.
AB - Gentrification operates as a social driver of health that can increase tick-borne disease (TBD) risk for communities of color through either population displacement or land-use change. Research on the emergence of TBDs in urban environments has primarily focused on the ecological processes of urban landscapes that facilitate favorable habitats for host reservoirs and tick vectors. However, neglecting to view infectious disease risk from a socioecological framework will continue to result in policies and planning that disadvantage communities of color. Using Lyme disease as a case study, we integrated elements of environmental epidemiology, ecology, public health, and urban planning to propose pathways of gentrification as a socioecological process with public health implications. By drawing connections between urban ecology, urban planning, and environmental racism, we seek to bring awareness to disease ecologists, policy makers, and public health managers on the potential role of gentrification as a driver of tick-borne pathogen exposure. Front Ecol Environ 2022;.
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U2 - 10.1002/fee.2549
DO - 10.1002/fee.2549
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85135623279
SN - 1540-9295
VL - 21
SP - 191
EP - 198
JO - Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
JF - Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
IS - 4
ER -