Does Housing Mobility Policy Improve Health?

This article summarizes the empirical evidence for the effect of housing mobility policies on health outcomes. Our focus derived from our interest in housing policies that might help reduce health disparities and our finding that, excluding policies concerned with the physical characteristics of hou...

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Published in:Housing policy debate 2004-01, Vol.15 (1), p.49-98
Main Authors: Acevedo-Garcia, Dolores, Osypuk, Theresa L., Werbel, Rebecca E., Meara, Ellen R., Cutler, David M., Berkman, Lisa F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Health
Housing
Housing policy
Low income
Low-income housing
Neighborhood
Neighbourhoods
Policy studies
Public health
Public housing
Public policy
Ratings & rankings
Research methodology
Residential mobility
Studies
United States
Urban policy
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Summary:This article summarizes the empirical evidence for the effect of housing mobility policies on health outcomes. Our focus derived from our interest in housing policies that might help reduce health disparities and our finding that, excluding policies concerned with the physical characteristics of housing (e.g., exposure to lead), only housing mobility has been evaluated for its effects on health. We reviewed 13 articles covering five housing mobility studies and ranked them according to their methodological strength. Although health data have been collected in just a few studies, our review finds that this policy may potentially contribute to improving the health of both adults and children. Yet the empirical evidence is sparse, and only a handful of studies are methodologically sound. To date, the strongest evidence derives from the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) demonstration and from the Yonkers evaluation of scattered-site public housing.
ISSN:1051-1482
2152-050X
DOI:10.1080/10511482.2004.9521495