The document discusses the relationship between housing and health. It notes that the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) conducts research, promotes policies, and provides training to increase the integration of health and safety in housing. It also discusses how housing quality, affordability, and neighborhood characteristics can impact physical and psychological health. Specifically, it cites a study finding that 40% of homes have health or safety hazards and how high housing costs, lack of access to services, and concentrated poverty affect health. The document advocates using health impact assessments to systematically consider health in housing and community development decisions.

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May 14-16, 2014 • Denver, Colorado
Housing and Health:
New Opportunities for Dialogue and Action

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NCHH’S ROLE
Research
• Support improvements in housing
• Increase the integration of health and safety into home
renovations, green building, and low-income housing
Policy
• Promote adoption of model policies
• Lead a coalition of over 150 organizations
Training
• Work with contractors, trades, and important
intermediaries to increase adoption of healthy housing
practices

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May 14-16, 2014 • Denver, Colorado
WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
WHERE DO YOU CALL HOME?

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THE WESTERN PERSPECTIVE

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ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE

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“HOME” AND HEALTH

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& GARLENDA
MEET ERMA

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Before
After

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May 14-16, 2014 • Denver, Colorado
HOUSING AND
HEALTH:
NEW OPPORTUNITIES
FOR DIALOGUE AND
ACTION

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May 14-16, 2014 • Denver, Colorado
HOW DOES HOUSING AFFECT HEALTH?
Housing
Quality
Affordability
Physical
Neighborhood
Characteristics
Social and
Community
Attributes

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May 14-16, 2014 • Denver, Colorado
HOUSING QUALITY
Impacts:
Physiological Health
Psychological Health
Safety
The State of
Healthy Housing
~NCHH 2013
The study reveals that 35
million-- 40 percent – of
metropolitan homes in
the U.S. have one or more
health and safety hazards.

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UNAFFORDABLE HOUSING COSTS

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PHYSICAL NEIGHBORHOOD ATTRIBUTES

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PHYSICAL NEIGHBORHOOD ATTRIBUTES
WARD 8 – WASHINGTON, D.C.
9 public schools within 1,000 feet of an
alcohol retailer
High Poverty Rate
High Obesity Rate
“Walk Score” - 45 out of 100
“Food Desert” – 3 full-service grocery stores

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May 14-16, 2014 • Denver, Colorado
SOCIAL AND
COMMUNITY
ATTRIBUTES
Neighborhood Security
Social Cohesion
Residential Segregation
and Concentrated
Poverty

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SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTES
Factors Responsible for Population Health

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Health Impact Assessment: The systematic consideration of health in
housing and community development decisions.

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May 14-16, 2014 • Denver, Colorado
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

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May 14-16, 2014 • Denver, Colorado
For many years, I have lived
uncomfortably with the belief
that most planning and
architectural design suffers for
lack of real and basic purpose.
The ultimate purpose, it seems to
me, must be the improvement of
mankind.
~ Jim Rouse

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Rebecca Morley
NATIONAL CENTER
FOR HEALTHY HOUSING
rmorley@nchh.org
www.nchh.org