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Racial disparities in police use of deadly force as a cause of racial disparities in sleep health across the life course

Award Number: U01MD014023
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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Racial disparities in police use of deadly force as a cause of racial disparities in sleep health across the life course - ABSTRACT Numerous studies have documented racial & ethnic disparities in sleep deficiency among adolescents & adults. These disparities are thought to be explained partially by experiences of interpersonal racial discrimination. What remains lacking is knowledge of the causal mechanisms linking structural racism to poor sleep health. The long-term goal is to reduce racial disparities in health. The scientific objective of this application is to determine the extent to which structural racism, as manifested in racial disparities in police use of deadly force, leads to racial disparities in sleep health. This application focuses on police use of deadly force on unarmed black Americans as a cardinal manifestation of structural racism. The central hypothesis is that police use of deadly force on unarmed black Americans leads to unhealthy sleep among other black Americans in the general U.S. population. This hypothesis has been formulated on the basis of strong preliminary data showing that police use of deadly force on unarmed black Americans leads to poor mental health among other black Americans in the general U.S. population. The rationale for this application is that detailed understanding of the causal mechanisms linking structural racism to poor sleep health is likely to offer a strong scientific framework for developing and targeting structural and psychosocial interventions to reduce racial disparities in sleep, cardiometabolic, and other health outcomes. The central hypothesis will be tested by pursuing three specific aims: 1) Estimate the extent to which police use of deadly force on unarmed black Americans is causally associated with poor sleep health among other adult black Americans in the general U.S. population. 2) Estimate the extent to which police use of deadly force on unarmed black Americans is causally associated with poor sleep health among other children and adolescent black Americans in the general U.S. population. 3) Elaborate a conceptual framework identifying the mechanisms that link racial disparities in police use of deadly force to racial disparities in sleep health. In Aims 1 & 2, population-based survey data from 2013-18 will be merged with novel, high-resolution geocoded data on police killings and analyzed using quasi-experimental regression models. In Aim 3, qualitative interviews will be conducted in 5 U.S. cities to build a grounded theory about structural racism and sleep health. Potential mediating pathways, and effect modification by age and sex, will be explored in all aims. The key innovation of the proposed research is to pair quasi-experimental, population-based studies with qualitative research to investigate a novel contributor to racial disparities in sleep health. The findings will have significant public health impact because they will provide proof of principle for development and targeting of structural and psychosocial interventions to reduce racial disparities in sleep health.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $499,615 )
2025	2025	THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION	55 FRUIT ST	BOSTON	MA	02114	SUFFOLK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	5	2/20/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$499,615
														Subtotal = $499,615

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $411,136 )
2024	2024	THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION	55 FRUIT ST	BOSTON	MA	02114	SUFFOLK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	4	5/5/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$411,136
2024	2022	THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION	55 FRUIT ST	BOSTON	MA	02114	SUFFOLK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	3	4/25/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $411,136

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2023	2022	THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION	55 FRUIT ST	BOSTON	MA	02114	SUFFOLK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	3	3/2/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $273,625 )
2022	2022	MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, THE	55 FRUIT ST	BOSTON	MA	02114	SUFFOLK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	002	3	5/4/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$273,625
2022	2021	MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, THE	55 FRUIT ST	BOSTON	MA	02114	SUFFOLK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	2	5/4/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2022	2020	MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, THE	55 FRUIT ST	BOSTON	MA	02114	SUFFOLK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	1	5/4/2022	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $273,625

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $439,970 )
2021	2021	MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, THE	55 FRUIT ST	BOSTON	MA	02114	SUFFOLK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	2	3/15/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$43,998
2021	2021	MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, THE	55 FRUIT ST	BOSTON	MA	02114	SUFFOLK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	2	2/26/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$395,972
														Subtotal = $439,970

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $460,656 )
2020	2020	MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, THE	55 FRUIT ST	BOSTON	MA	02114	SUFFOLK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	1	5/5/2020	NEW	$460,656
														Subtotal = $460,656

Grand Total All Awards = $2,085,002

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Racial disparities in police use of deadly force as a cause of racial disparities in sleep health across the life course

Award Number: U01MD014023

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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