This document discusses factors that influence population health and early opportunities for conducting health impact assessments (HIAs) related to housing policy decisions. Specifically, it notes that past housing HIAs have guided decisions focused on housing quality, affordability, neighborhood access and interactions, and social interactions. It also lists specific policy areas that could benefit from HIAs, such as low income housing tax credit allocation plans, public housing redevelopment programs, rental assistance programs, code inspection programs, and sustainable communities plans.

1. Factors Responsible for Population Health

2. HIAs Completed or in Progress in the US, April 2013
http://www.pewhealth.org/reports-analysis/data-visualizations/the-rise-of-hias-in-the-united-states-85899464695

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EARLY OPPORTUNITIES
Past housing-related HIAs have
guided decisions focused on:
▪ Housing quality
▪ Housing affordability
▪ Interaction with neighborhood
(e.g., access to work, transit,
food, recreation)
▪ Social interactions (e.g.,
cultural cohesion without
concentrated poverty)
Specific opportunities:
▪ Low Income Housing Tax
Credit Allocation Plans
▪ Public Housing
Redevelopment/Choice
Neighborhoods Decisions
▪ Rental Assistance/Choice
Voucher Programs
▪ Code Inspection Programs
▪ Sustainable Communities
Plans

5. Discussion Question 1:
Take 3-5 minutes and think of a
policy decision that might benefit
from an HIA. List as many as you
can think of.