10: Housing and Health
Overview
Today we will discuss how housing and health are intersected in ways that affect the life course, but also how policy plays a role in it all. Materials are subject to change as the political situation does and we can gather more information about HUD. Here's a preview: The Future of Housing Segregation Under Trump Links to an external site.
We are lucky to have the author of the Opportunity for All report as a guest lecture, Dr. Jason Reece Links to an external site.. He'll help contextualize the report and provide other relevant information.
Required Readings
- Krieger, James, and Donna L. Higgins. "Housing and health: time again for public health action Download Housing and health: time again for public health action." American journal of public health 92.5 (2002): 758-768.
- Opportunity for All: Inequity, Linked Fate and Social Justice in Detroit and Michigan Download Opportunity for All: Inequity, Linked Fate and Social Justice in Detroit and Michigan Prepared for Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion
- Chang, Alvin. (2016) Living in a poor neighborhood changes everything about your life Links to an external site.
- Fullilove, Mindy Thompson. "Root shock: the consequences of African American dispossession Download Root shock: the consequences of African American dispossession." Journal of Urban Health 78.1 (2001): 72-80.
Optional Readings & Resources
- Michigan Minority Health Coalition Partner Webinar Links to an external site. - Thirty Years and Counting: The Impact of the Heckler Report in Minority Communities
Discussion
Go to Discussion Thread for Week 10 to further discuss.