Housing may be at once the most powerful and underused tool at our disposal to improve
population health. Using examples from the USA, we argue that current levels of housing …

The links between housing and health are now known to be strong and multifaceted and to
generally span across 4 key pillars: stability, affordability, quality and safety, and …

Housing is a major pathway through which health disparities emerge and are sustained over
time. However, no existing unified conceptual model has comprehensively elucidated the …

The US is facing a severe affordable rental housing crisis that contributes to multiple forms of
housing insecurity including homelessness, crowded and poor quality housing conditions …

Housing quality is essential for population health and broader well-being. The World Health
Organization Housing and health guidelines highlight interventions that protect occupants …

Where you are born affects your health. This is now common knowledge among
policymakers and health practitioners. The body of research on the social determinants of …

Envision a society that fully connects theusuallydisparateworldsofhealth and housing.
Clinicians would implement strategies that feature “housing as a vaccine” to prevent illness …

The housing policies established by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Federal Housing
Administration, and the Veterans Administration transformed the American housing market …

Overview This issue brief highlights our current knowledge on the connection between
housing and health, describes what health equity looks like in this domain, and identifies …

HOPE VI has funded the demolition of public housing developments across the United
States and created in their place mixed-income communities that are often inaccessible to …