New York State is implementing a variety of Medicaid reform initiatives, including the use of state Medicaid savings to finance supportive housing development. The Creston Avenue Residence is a new mixed affordable and supportive housing development in New York City financed in part with state Medicaid savings.
Read MoreLead poisoning, often resulting from exposure to lead paint in older homes, poses a serious health threat to children. The Georgia Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (GHHLPPP) uses Medicaid and other funding to carry out blood lead testing, home lead hazards assessments and education to prevent lead poisoning among low-income children. GHHLPPP will soon begin piloting home asthma risk assessments for children with severe asthma.
Read MoreUsing an index of 16 indicators, this report ranks states on overall child well-being and in economic well-being, education, health and family and community.
Read MoreA compilation of case studies by ULI that act as a road map for how architects, planners, and designers can positively impact health outcomes through the thoughtful design of housing developments and other aspects of the built environment.
Read MoreNew research from Children’s HealthWatch illustrates there is no safe level of homelessness. This 2015 NHC Policy Brief provides an analysis of the findings.
Read MoreThis 2015 NHC white paper explains how the Medicaid program works and key changes made by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and prior health care reform efforts have altered the health care sector to focus more on prevention, care coordination, and the social needs of Medicaid beneficiaries.
Read MoreAmerica in 2015 is based on a nationwide survey of 1,201 adults conducted during January 2015. Survey responses are categorized by generation as well as by ethnicity, income, and location. The responses are weighted to be representative of the U.S. population. The report builds on findings from America in 2013, published by ULI in May 2013.
Read MoreThe Denver Child Study explores the extent to which multiple dimensions of neighborhood context affect the physical and behavioral health, exposure to violence, risky behaviors, education, youth and young adult labor market outcomes, and marriage and childbearing of Latino and African-American children and youth from low-income families.
Read MoreThis Social Science Research Council 2015 American Human Development Index develops measures of well-being for America’s 435 congressional districts (plus Washington, D.C.).
Read MoreThis Alexandria Council of Human Services Organizations report is the second in a series aiming to identify Alexandria's housing and social service needs and outlining what needs to be done to address them.
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