Using Health Care Savings to Construct Supportive Housing in New York
The Creston Avenue Residence is the first supportive housing project to open using MRT capital funds.
Collaborating with Housing Quality Stakeholders to Reduce Home Health Risks
The Georgia Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention program was launched in 1997 with state funding to carry out lead poisoning prevention activities and connect families who have children with elevated blood levels to resources for help.
Addressing Housing as a Health Care Treatment
Hennepin Health is a partnership of four Hennepin County agencies: Metropolitan Health Plan, Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center, and the Human Services and Public Health Department of Hennepin County.
Compounding Stress: The Timing and Duration Effects of Homelessness on Children’s Health
New research from Children’s HealthWatch illustrates there is no safe level of homelessness. The timing (pre-natal, post-natal) and duration of homelessness (more or less than six months) compounds the risk of harmful child health outcomes.
Affordable Housing’s Place in Health Care: Opportunities Created by the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid Reform
The paper explains how the Medicaid program works and key changes made by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and prior health care reform efforts have altered the health care sector to focus more on prevention, care coordination, and the social needs of Medicaid beneficiaries.
The Impacts of Affordable Housing on Health: A Research Summary
As an update to earlier reviews on the relationship between housing and health, the authors examined recent research on the various ways in which the production, rehabilitation, or other provision of affordable housing may affect health outcomes for children, adults, and older adults.