Addressing Health Through Housing Solutions

03/20/18 • 31 min

As the US healthcare system searches for a way to address the poor health and high healthcare costs of American, one concept has risen to the top and received a lot of attention: social determinants of health. These are the conditions in which people are born, live, and work that impact their health. And they are mostly responsible for health inequities. There are a number of conditions that are considered social determinants of health, including access to educational, economic, and job opportunities; transportation options; public safety; and housing. In this podcast, we focus on the issue of housing, and how communities are working to get people into housing so their health can improve. Learn more about social determinants of health: Program Nets Substantial Savings by Housing Homeless Individuals With Health Issues http://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/program-nets-substantial-savings-by-housing-homeless-individuals-with-health-issues Developing State-Level Programs for Care of Complex Populations www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/developing-statelevel-programs-for-care-of-complex-populations Food, Housing Focus of NQF Medicaid Report About Social Determinants of Health www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/food-housing-focus-of-nqf-medicaid-report-about-social-determinants-of-health- Successful Interventions, Positive Outcomes: Understanding the Impact of Social Determinants of Health www.ajmc.com/contributor/medecision/2018/01/successful-interventions-positive-outcomes-understanding-the-impact-of-social-determinants-of-health Cross-Sector Partnerships to Address Health-Related Social Needs www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/crosssector-partnerships-to-address-healthrelated-social-needs More Healthcare Execs Accounting for Social Determinants of Patients' Lives, Survey Finds www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/more-healthcare-execs-accounting-for-social-determinants-of-patients-lives-survey-finds The Essential Facts of Life Are the Foundation of Health www.ajmc.com/contributor/adam-sharp/2018/02/the-essential-facts-of-life-are-the-foundation-of-health

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