Mechanisms to Improve Health Through Community Land Trusts

  Community land trusts (CLTs) provide long-term affordable housing and offer a range of mechanisms that may improve the health and well-being of low-income households. We sought to elucidate these mechanisms through thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with a diverse sample of CLT staff...

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Published in:Journal of urban health 2023-04, Vol.100 (2), p.389-397
Main Authors: Rose, Justin, Arikat, Loraine, Gusoff, Geoff, Pollack, Craig Evan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affordable housing
Community
Epidemiology
Health Informatics
Home ownership
Households
Housing
Housing prices
Humans
Interviews
Low income groups
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental Health
Moving & housing expenses
Neighborhoods
Original
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Pandemics
Poverty
Public Health
Rentals
Residence Characteristics
Stress
Wealth generation
Well being
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Summary:  Community land trusts (CLTs) provide long-term affordable housing and offer a range of mechanisms that may improve the health and well-being of low-income households. We sought to elucidate these mechanisms through thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with a diverse sample of CLT staff and residents across the USA. Stakeholders most frequently identified improvements in mental health that come through increased housing stability and affordability. Other factors—including the ways that CLTs promote wealth generation, improvements in housing quality and neighborhood amenities, services and partnerships with healthcare organizations, and democratic governance—were raised by respondents though less frequently tied to health benefits. CLTs represent a promising area for future research on housing’s impact on health.
ISSN:1099-3460
1468-2869
DOI:10.1007/s11524-022-00706-7