A PRRAC Policy Brief (October 2017). By Peter Kye with thanks to Carrie Zaremba, PRRAC summer research assistant, for her excellent survey of state and local climate adaptation plan language and Megan Haberle, PRRAC Director of Housing Policy, for her guidance. Excerpt: "Proactive planning is essential in order to effectively respond to climate threats. Actors at every level … [Read more...] about Equity Considerations in Climate Adaptation Plans: A Call for Advocacy (Peter Kye, October 2017)
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Moving to Healthier Neighborhoods: Options for Local Advocacy (Meghan Hottel, Philip Tegeler, and Megan Haberle, May 2014)
A PRRAC Policy Brief (May 2014). By Meghan Hottel, Philip Tegeler, and Megan Haberle. Excerpt: "Research has shown that children living in high-poverty, racially isolated neighborhoods face significant health risks. In response, advocates have often focused on improving the housing and neighborhood conditions that contribute to these heightened health risks. This Policy … [Read more...] about Moving to Healthier Neighborhoods: Options for Local Advocacy (Meghan Hottel, Philip Tegeler, and Megan Haberle, May 2014)
Two Simple Changes to Improve Health Outcomes In the Section 8 Voucher Program (April 2011)
Patterns of government-supported racial and economic segregation are a key cause of minority health disparities. Leading public health scholars recognize that neighborhoods play a crucial role in determining health outcomes: The rapidly growing evidence on neighborhood effects finds that after taking into account individual-level factors, disadvantaged neighborhood … [Read more...] about Two Simple Changes to Improve Health Outcomes In the Section 8 Voucher Program (April 2011)
Prescription for a New Neighborhood? Housing Vouchers as a Public Health Intervention (Kami Kruckenberg & Philip Tegeler, July 2010)
PRRAC Policy Brief (July 2010). By Kami Kruckenberg and Philip Tegeler. Excerpt: "The next opportunity for a demonstration health mobility proposal would be in HUD’s 2012 budget, which will be developed starting in the fall and winter of 2010. PRRAC is now reaching out to colleagues in the public health field to help develop this concept into a mature legislative … [Read more...] about Prescription for a New Neighborhood? Housing Vouchers as a Public Health Intervention (Kami Kruckenberg & Philip Tegeler, July 2010)