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Housing Interventions at the Neighborhood Level and Health: A Review of the Evidence

Lindberg, Ruth A., Shenassa, Edmond D., Acevedo-Garcia, Dolores, Popkin, Susan J., Villaveces, Andrés, Morley, Rebecca L.·2010·Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
DOI 10.1097/phh.0b013e3181dfbb72
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A panel of subject matter experts systematically reviewed evidence linking neighborhood-level housing interventions, such as housing programs or policies, to health outcomes. One of the 10 interventions reviewed--the Housing Choice Voucher Program--had sufficient evidence for implementation or expansion. The evidence showed that voucher holders are less likely to suffer from overcrowding, malnutrition due to food insecurity, and concentrated neighborhood poverty than non-voucher holders. Of the other reviewed interventions, 2 needed more field evaluation and 7 needed more formative research. None were determined to be ineffective. Although many of the reviewed interventions lacked sufficient evidence for widespread implementation solely based on their health benefits, this evidence review shows that many interventions positively affect other areas of social, economic, and environmental well-being. Efforts to improve neighborhood environments and to maintain and increase the number of affordable housing units are critical to ensuring safe, healthy, and affordable housing for all people in the United States. Given that people of color disproportionately reside in high-poverty neighborhoods, neighborhood-level interventions may be particularly important in efforts to eliminate health disparities.

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  • A systematic review of holders of US government rental vouchers found that they are less likely to suffer from crowding, malnutrition due to food insecurity, and concentrated neighborhood poverty than are those without vouchers.

    “A systematic review of holders of US government rental vouchers found that they are less likely to suffer from crowding, malnutrition due to food insecurity, and concentrated neighborhood poverty than are those without vouchers (97).”

    From Review of the Impact of Housing Quality on Inequalities in Health and Well-Being (2023) · cites this paper as [97]

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Authors
Lindberg, R. A., Shenassa, E. D., Acevedo-Garcia, D., Popkin, S. J., Villaveces, A., & Morley, R. L.
Affiliations
  • National Center for Healthy Housing (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Corresponding author
Morley, Rebecca L.
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Venue
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2010-09
Volume
16
Issue
5
Pages
S44-S52
ISSN
1078-4659 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1097/phh.0b013e3181dfbb72
OpenAlex
W2320732261
Cited by
62
References
61
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 7
FWCI
2.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Urban Studies › Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Keywords
Housing Choice Voucher Program, health outcomes, affordable housing, overcrowding, food insecurity, malnutrition, neighborhood poverty, health disparities, people of color, housing policy, social determinants of health
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Environment Design, Female, Financing, Government, Health Status, Housing, Humans, Male, Poverty Areas, Residence Characteristics, United States, Program Evaluation, Evidence-Based Medicine, Young Adult

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