News Release

Association of structural fires in New York City with inequities in safe heating for immigrant communities

JAMA Network Open

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

About The Study: This study found that the frequency of heating complaints was significantly associated with the frequency of structural fires in New York City. Importantly, this association varied across community districts, with more fires occurring in districts with greater proportions of Black and Latinx residents. 

Authors: Clifford C. Sheckter, M.D., of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California, is the corresponding author. 

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.1575)

Editor’s Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

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