National HIA Meeting 2013 – Breakout Session

HIA and Housing

Article September 24, 2013 Read time:

Projects: Health Impact

This session is designed for public health professionals and housing practitioners who are interested in conducting HIAs on housing decisions. The session will present HIAs related to affordability, residential stability, housing quality, and location. The presenters will discuss which issues are not typically included in other more routine housing studies.

Moderator:

Rebecca Morley, National Center for Healthy Housing

Presentations:

Holly Holtzen, Ohio Housing Finance Agency

Informing Affordable Housing Policy Decisions on Physical Inspections and Health

Rebecca Morley, National Center for Healthy Housing

Linking Health and Housing through HIA

Steve White, Oregon Public Health Institute

Housing Inspections, Health and Equity: Using HIA to Re‐frame the Issue