Developing Affordable and Accessible Community-Based Housing for Vulnerable Adults

Proceedings of a Workshop

Engineering National Academies of Sciences and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Board on Health Sciences Policy (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

108 Seiten

2017
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-45980-8 (ISBN)

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Accessible and affordable housing can enable community living, maximize independence, and promote health for vulnerable populations. However, the United States faces a shortage of affordable and accessible housing for low-income older adults and individuals living with disabilities. This shortage is expected to grow over the coming years given the population shifts leading to greater numbers of older adults and of individuals living with disabilities.

Housing is a social determinant of health and has direct effects on health outcomes, but this relationship has not been thoroughly investigated. In December 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a public workshop to better understand the importance of affordable and accessible housing for older adults and people with disabilities, the barriers to providing this housing, the design principles for making housing accessible for these individuals, and the features of programs and policies that successfully provide affordable and accessible housing that supports community living for older adults and people with disabilities. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Table of Contents

Front Matter
1 Introduction
2 Keynote Presentations
3 Affordability of Housing That Supports Health and Independence for Vulnerable Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities
4 Design Features of Accessible Housing for Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities
5 Models Connecting Affordable Housing and Services as a Platform for Health and Independence
6 Reactors Panel on Policy Implications and Research Needs
References
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers and Reactors

1 Front Matter; 2 1 Introduction; 3 2 Keynote Presentations; 4 3 Affordability of Housing That Supports Health and Independence for Vulnerable Older Adults and People with Disabilities; 5 4 Design Features of Accessible Housing for Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities; 6 5 Models Connecting Affordable Housing and Services as a Platform for Health and Independence; 7 References; 8 Appendix A Workshop Agenda; 9 Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers and Reactors

Erscheinungsdatum	28.09.2017
Verlagsort	Washington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-309-45980-X / 030945980X
ISBN-13	978-0-309-45980-8 / 9780309459808
Zustand	Neuware