Fierce Healthcare July 1, 2019
Housing should be a top priority for healthcare systems and communities across the U.S., according to the 2019 annual Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) report.
RWJF recently released the annual culture of health message linking housing to health and equity, stating that “everyone has an opportunity to reside in an affordable, safe, stable home and a neighborhood that fosters well being.”
It points specifically to the links between health and housing in four primary areas: neighborhood, affordability, quality and stability. For instance, the report says:
- There has been a 45% increase in extremely poor neighborhoods from 2010 to 2014.
- Just less than 50% of all U.S. households pay more than half of their annual income to housing.
- 4.6...
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