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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Whitney Denary, Andrew Fenelon, Shannon Whittaker, Denise Esserman, Kasia J. Lipska, Danya E. Keene
Summary: The United States is facing a severe crisis in housing affordability, leading to difficult trade-offs between housing and basic health necessities like food. Rental assistance could help alleviate these strains and improve food security and nutrition. However, only a small fraction of eligible individuals receive assistance, with long waiting times. Through a national quasi-experimental study using linked NHANES-HUD data, it was found that rental assistance reduces food insecurity and increases fruit and vegetable consumption. This highlights the adverse health implications of the current unmet need for rental assistance and long waitlists.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2023)
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Geography
Defne Kadioglu, Ilhan Kellecioglu
Summary: Studies on rental housing financialisation have found that it has significant impacts on the materials of housing, home, and the residential environment, particularly in terms of reducing maintenance efforts, resulting in poor-quality repairs and replacements, and negatively affecting the quality of life of tenants.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Andrew Fenelon, Kasia J. Lipska, Whitney Denary, Kim M. Blankenship, Penelope Schlesinger, Denise Esserman, Danya E. Keene
Summary: The study found that living in federally subsidized housing was associated with lower blood glucose levels and improved diabetes control, suggesting that affordable housing programs may be associated with improved diabetes outcomes.
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Development Studies
Jovanna Rosen, Victoria Ciudad-Real, Sean Angst, Gary Painter
Summary: Rental affordability is becoming an increasingly significant issue in the United States. Existing research has mainly focused on the trade-offs associated with rising rents and the impacts of poverty, but little is known about how rental affordability affects household, family, and community-level dynamics, as well as the differences in impacts and coping strategies across different groups. Through focus groups with low-income immigrant and refugee households, we found that rental affordability has deep and far-reaching impacts. Residents rely on unique neighborhood-based resources and social support. However, due to significant competition for affordable units and the desire to remain in their neighborhoods, residents express a limited choice in alternative housing options, despite describing harmful housing conditions and housing-related stress. Additionally, rising housing costs have strained community and family dynamics, undermining social support.
HOUSING POLICY DEBATE
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Kelsey A. Egan, Man Luo, Meghan Perkins, Ines Castro, Megan Sandel, Caroline J. Kistin, Elsie M. Taveras, Lauren Fiechtner
Summary: This study examined the associations between food and housing security risks and healthy lifestyle parenting behaviors related to nutrition and physical activity among families with children with overweight/obesity. The results showed that food insecurity was associated with lower odds of parent modeling exercise and parent modeling eating healthy foods, while housing insecurity was associated with lower odds of parent modeling exercise.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Economics
Jianing Wang, Chyi Lin Lee
Summary: The study found that in China, both renters and homebuyers value air quality improvements and their preferences are similar. Large and medium cities are more sensitive to air quality, while small cities show little effects. Therefore, it is important to consider the differences across cities and submarkets in the real estate market.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Miguel Angel Navas-Martin, Teresa Cuerdo-Vilches
Summary: This article analyzes the natural ventilation of Spanish housing during the spring 2020 and finds that proper ventilation is correlated with indoor air quality and various factors including living environment, housing facilities, and family activities. The study also reveals that during the lockdown, factors such as employee status, wearing heavy clothing indoors, and window opening and closing are associated with adaptive ventilation. Hence, an appropriate natural ventilation pattern is linked to indoor air quality and environmental comfort.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Eric Seymour, Joshua Akers
Summary: This article examines the impact of the foreclosure crisis on investor practices in single-family rentals and motels, finding that institutional investors and large residential motel operators are associated with higher rates of evictions. It also explores differences among landlords in their property holdings and likelihood of evictions, offering policy and research recommendations.
HOUSING POLICY DEBATE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Julia J. Lund, Tiffany T. Chen, Gabriella E. LaBazzo, Stephen E. Hawes, Stephen J. Mooney
Summary: This study analyzed the relationship between three adverse social determinants of health and life dissatisfaction using 2017 BRFSS data, finding that housing insecurity, food insecurity, and financial instability were associated with higher prevalence of life dissatisfaction. Additionally, emotional support and frequent mental distress were found to influence this association.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Sien Winters, Katleen Van den Broeck
Summary: This article introduces the social housing models in Flanders, including Social Housing Associations (SHAs) and Social Rental Agencies (SRAs). By assessing the cost and cost-effectiveness of both models, it is found that SRAs have higher housing costs to the government, while SHAs and SRAs have different advantages in terms of outcomes. The article proposes a methodology for evaluating the cost and cost-effectiveness of different social housing models, which can be applied in other institutional contexts.
Article
Development Studies
Nestor Agustin Guity-Zapata, Wendy M. Stone, Christian Nygaard
Summary: COVID-19 and its restrictions have negatively affected private and social rental sectors. This paper explores the responses of rental cooperatives in Australia and Honduras to the pandemic and the challenges they faced in adhering to cooperative principles. The study finds that cooperative responses helped mitigate the negative impacts of the pandemic.
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Urban Studies
Warren Lowell, Imari Smith
Summary: Public housing redevelopment is associated with neighborhood gentrification. The Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program aims to limit displacement through tenant protections. However, a nationwide study shows that RAD contributes to changes associated with gentrification, such as an increase in middle-class residents, a decrease in very low-income residents, and rising rental housing costs, particularly in extensively redeveloped neighborhoods.
URBAN AFFAIRS REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Geography
Clara Siagian, Ariane Utomo, Muhammad Insan Kamil, Brian Cook
Summary: This article examines the process of modernization in the eviction and resettlement of families in highrise housing. It argues that the demolition of houses is just the beginning of a long and defining process of upgrading families and improving society. The disciplining of the urban poor continues even after eviction, as part of the fulfillment of shelter. This article focuses on the hidden unraveling of home in post-eviction everyday lives, where relocation becomes a battleground for different ideals of home.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF URBAN AND REGIONAL RESEARCH
(2023)
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Environmental Studies
Bilal Nasim
Summary: This study explored the impact of housing quality and neighborhood quality on children's mental and physical health. The findings suggest that poor housing quality significantly contributes to mental health issues in children living in social-rented flats, while neighborhood quality does not play a significant role in explaining health deficits.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Salene M. W. Jones, Katherine J. Briant, Cecy Corona, Jason A. Mendoza
Summary: This study examined the feasibility of using an item response theory model to measure cumulative social risk. Results showed that the model accurately measured and assessed cumulative social risk, and it was significantly associated with multiple health markers.
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Mackenzie S. Burns, Lopa H. Shah, Erika R. Marquez, Scott L. Denton, Beverly A. Neyland, Diana Vereschzagin, David A. Gremse, Shawn L. Gerstenberger
CLINICAL PEDIATRICS
(2012)
Article
Pediatrics
Amanda Haboush-Deloye, Helena Berlin, Erika Marquez, Sheniz Moonie
Summary: This study found that children who are non-Caucasian, male, living in rural areas, living at or below the poverty level, having public insurance, or living in single-parent households are more likely to be obese. In addition, factors such as insufficient physical activity, excessive screen time, consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, and early consumption of non-breast milk are also associated with childhood obesity.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Erika Marquez, Courtney Coughenour, Maxim Gakh, Tiana Tu, Pashtana Usufzy, Shawn Gerstenberger
Summary: This paper discusses the importance of housing for health and the need for rental housing policy. Through phone surveys and qualitative data analysis, the study found housing concerns among low-income renters and the need to strengthen housing policies to support tenants and improve housing conditions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jennifer R. Pharr, Emylia Terry, Andre Wade, Amanda Haboush-Deloye, Erika Marquez
Summary: This study aimed to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the sexual and gender minority (SGM) community and address vaccine hesitancy. Through three focus groups, it was found that social isolation caused anxiety, stress, and fear among the SGM community during the pandemic, and there were concerns regarding contact tracing and vaccine hesitancy. Therefore, specific messaging is needed to encourage SGM communities to get vaccinated.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Tara Marie Nerida, Manoj Sharma, Brian Labus, Erika Marquez, Chia-Liang Dai
Summary: This study used the Multi-Theory Model (MTM) to explain the intention of initiating and sustaining COVID-19 vaccination behavior among the Hispanic and Latinx populations in Nevada. The results showed that participatory dialogue and behavioral confidence were significantly associated with vaccine acceptance, while emotional transformation was significantly associated with the sustenance of vaccine acceptance. These findings suggest that the MTM is a useful tool in predicting vaccine acceptance behavior among Hispanics and Latinxs in Nevada.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Matthew Kappel, Vit Kraushaar, Arthuro Mehretu, Westol Slater, Erika Marquez
MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT
(2020)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Amanda Haboush-Deloye, Erika Marquez, Melissa Marshall, Shawn L. Gerstenberger
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Erika Marquez, Amanda Sokolowsky, Erin Sheehy, Josh Huebner, Casey Barber, Shawn Gerstenberger
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Casey Barber, Josh Huebner, Erika Marquez, Erin Sheehy, Amanda Sokolowsky, Adam Obenza, Shawn Gerstenberger
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2018)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Amanda Sokolowsky, Erika Marquez, Erin Sheehy, Casey Barber, Shawn Gerstenberger
JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2017)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Amanda Haboush-Deloye, Erika R. Marquez, Shawn L. Gerstenberger
JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2017)
