Black and brown Minnesotans get worse sleep than white people. Researchers at the University of Minnesota say it’s hurting their health.
Sleep is absolutely a determinant of health,” said Dr. Rachel Widome, an associate professor in epidemiology and community health at the University of Minnesota. “Sleep has an impact on a whole host of health outcomes from physical to mental.”
Structural racism is also a fundamental contributor to sleep disparities, Johnson said. For example, people of color are still more likely to live in neighborhoods that are not conducive to sleep, areas experts sometimes refer to as “sleep deserts.” Air pollution can cause inflammation and contribute to sleep apnea. Places with higher pollution are often close to highways and have fewer trees and sidewalks–attributes that allow people to exercise safely.
One example: In many Somali homes in the Twin Cities, smoke detectors with low batteries beep around the clock. Many believe the devices beep when they’re working properly, Abdifatah said, or that it’s the landlord’s responsibility to “fix” them. Such misinformation could be corrected with a community-wide effort.
For example, people of color are still more likely to live in neighborhoods that are not conducive to sleep, areas experts sometimes refer to as “sleep deserts.”
Oh fuck off. Muh X desert.
Places with higher pollution are often close to highways and have fewer trees and sidewalks–attributes that allow people to exercise safely.
It ain't the lack of trees and sidewalks making exercise dangerous in brown neighborhoods.
In many Somali homes in the Twin Cities, smoke detectors with low batteries beep around the clock.
it’s the landlord’s responsibility to “fix” them
Most leases don't cover maintenance items like batteries or filters. That said, I know a few landlords that will throw in furnace filters for free, otherwise rentoids will use the same filter indefinitely until the HVAC system chokes to death on years of dust.
I doubt a landlord will willingly enter a Somali home to do anything, though, for obvious reasons.
I have never thought to ask a landlord to replace smoke alarm batteries and I damn sure wouldn't sit around and bear the chirp because I didn't want to spend a few bucks on batteries.
Would you like to know more?
https://sahanjournal.com/health/sleep-science-black-insomnia-health-equity-minnesota/
Good these fucking shitlib so called “scientists” can’t stoping giving themselves self owns
Oh fuck off. Muh X desert.
It ain't the lack of trees and sidewalks making exercise dangerous in brown neighborhoods.
Most leases don't cover maintenance items like batteries or filters. That said, I know a few landlords that will throw in furnace filters for free, otherwise rentoids will use the same filter indefinitely until the HVAC system chokes to death on years of dust.
I doubt a landlord will willingly enter a Somali home to do anything, though, for obvious reasons.
"somali homes" jesus wept
Sleep deserst, food deserts, it's like negros create deserts wherever they go.
Nothing is ever nonwhite peoples' fault and they deserve more of your money.
I have never thought to ask a landlord to replace smoke alarm batteries and I damn sure wouldn't sit around and bear the chirp because I didn't want to spend a few bucks on batteries.
…don’t exist.
Good to hear they don’t get it.
Doesn’t exist.
Maybe they should move. They get free rent, after all.
I want the person who came up with this term kept awake for 12 days straight.
Stop polluting it, then.
Maybe don’t bring subhumans incapable of comprehending modern technology into human society, then.
Such as executing them all.
Maybe they should go the fuck back.
why are people so maladapted to the climate even there to begin with
Reduce the White population.