Activity Space Assessments to Investigate Neighborhood Exposure to Racism-Related Stress and Related Substance Use Among Young Black Men: Connecticut, 2019

Tamara Taggart, Tamara Taggart is with the Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC. Yusuf Ransome, Ashley Andreou, and Trace Kershaw are with the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Insang Song is with the Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene. Norweeta Milburn is with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles. Tamara Taggart and Norweeta Milburn are also guest editors of this special issue.
Yusuf Ransome, Tamara Taggart is with the Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC. Yusuf Ransome, Ashley Andreou, and Trace Kershaw are with the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Insang Song is with the Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene. Norweeta Milburn is with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles. Tamara Taggart and Norweeta Milburn are also guest editors of this special issue.
Ashley Andreou, Tamara Taggart is with the Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC. Yusuf Ransome, Ashley Andreou, and Trace Kershaw are with the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Insang Song is with the Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene. Norweeta Milburn is with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles. Tamara Taggart and Norweeta Milburn are also guest editors of this special issue.
Insang Song, Tamara Taggart is with the Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC. Yusuf Ransome, Ashley Andreou, and Trace Kershaw are with the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Insang Song is with the Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene. Norweeta Milburn is with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles. Tamara Taggart and Norweeta Milburn are also guest editors of this special issue.
Trace Kershaw, Tamara Taggart is with the Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC. Yusuf Ransome, Ashley Andreou, and Trace Kershaw are with the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Insang Song is with the Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene. Norweeta Milburn is with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles. Tamara Taggart and Norweeta Milburn are also guest editors of this special issue.
Norweeta Milburn, Tamara Taggart is with the Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC. Yusuf Ransome, Ashley Andreou, and Trace Kershaw are with the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Insang Song is with the Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene. Norweeta Milburn is with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles. Tamara Taggart and Norweeta Milburn are also guest editors of this special issue.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

6-1-2023

Journal

American journal of public health

Volume

113

Issue

S2

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2023.307254

Abstract

To use activity space assessments to investigate neighborhood exposures that may heighten young Black men's vulnerability to substance use and misuse. We surveyed young Black men in New Haven, Connecticut in 2019 on the locations (activity spaces) they traveled to in a typical week and their experiences of racism and any alcohol and cannabis use at each location. A total of 112 young Black men (mean age = 23.57 years; SD = 3.20) identified 583 activity spaces. There was significant overlap between racism-related events and substance use (alcohol and cannabis use) at specific locations. Areas with a higher prevalence of violent crime also had a greater frequency of racism-related events and substance use. An activity space approach is a promising method for integrating objective and subjective experiences within neighborhood contexts to better understand the frequency and co-occurrence of racism-related stress and substance use among young Black men. (. 2023;113(S2):S136-S139. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307254).

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Prevention and Community Health

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