Link Between Housing And Health Highlighted By HUD
By KIMBERLEY HAAS
The Biden-Harris Administration has released a set of actions to better social determinants of health and officials at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development say it shows the importance of housing as a key driver of health outcomes.
The U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health says social determinants of health are defined as “the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks.”
These account for as much as 50% of county-level health outcomes, according to the playbook.
The playbook says housing insecurity is associated with increased mental health challenges, adverse birth outcomes for…