Publicly subsidized housing and physical health: a literature review

This study is among the first to review current evidence on the association between public subsidized housing and physical health (i.e. health outcomes, health behaviours, and health care use) in low-income households and provides direction for future research and policy. A systematic search of four...

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Published inHousing studies Vol. 39; no. 8; pp. 2117 - 2142
Main Authors Dweik, Imad, Watson, Barry, Woodhall-Melnik, Julia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Harlow Routledge 13.09.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Clinical outcomes
Health behavior
Health status
Households
Housing
Housing affordability
Housing subsidies
Literature reviews
low-income
Neighborhoods
physical health
public housing
Robustness
subsidized housing
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Summary:This study is among the first to review current evidence on the association between public subsidized housing and physical health (i.e. health outcomes, health behaviours, and health care use) in low-income households and provides direction for future research and policy. A systematic search of four databases produced 125 articles. Among quantitative peer-reviewed articles published within the past 28 years (1995-2022), 24 examine this particular relationship. Additionally, the bulk of this work is cross-sectional and limited primarily to the US. Although there is some degree of evidence that subsidized housing is associated with improved health, inconsistent results prevent a robust conclusion. The specific type of intervention, targeted group, along with the quality of the neighbourhood and housing all contribute to this heterogeneous mix of findings. This review underscores a need for future research that analyzes causal relationships across a large and varied geographic space using a robust set of physical health outcomes.
ISSN:0267-3037
1466-1810
DOI:10.1080/02673037.2022.2153108