Our health and our housing are connected, especially for households living in poverty.
The next housing plan can improve, support, and protect the health of New Yorkers.
Public health concerns were the original driver of government intervention in New York City’s housing stock. Historically, creating and enforcing housing quality standards was focused on improving the health of residents in the city and controlling the spread of infectious diseases.
Today, our health and our housing are still connected, especially for households living in poverty. Rx for Housing: Housing is Healthcare explores how New York City’s next housing plan could address health disparities by prioritizing metrics that measure health outcomes, harnessing the power of housing policy to help New Yorkers build a healthy life.
What if the goal of the next housing plan was to improve the health of New Yorkers?
Rx for Housing: Issue Brief
New York City’s next housing plan could address health disparities by prioritizing metrics that measure health outcomes, harnessing the power of our housing policy to help New Yorkers build a healthy life.
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Rx for Housing: COVID-19 Response & Recovery
Released at the height of New York City’s COVID-19 pandemic, CHPC’s essay explores the connections between our health and our housing that this crisis has made clearer than ever.
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