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Is Affordable Housing Good For Public Health? A New Study Says It Could Be [dcist.com]

 

By Ally Schweitzer, DCist, October 22, 2021

The socioeconomic benefits of affordable housing are well-documented.  Research has demonstrated that increased access to affordable housing is the most cost-effective way to both reduce childhood poverty and increase economic mobility.

But what about its positive effects on health?

That question is at the center of a new peer-reviewed study by two professors at George Washington University, who set out to examine the relationship between cardiovascular health and a particular kind of affordable housing policy known as inclusionary zoning.

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