Building for Wellness: The Business Case (ULI, 2014)
A ULI study that makes the case for the financial benefits of including wellness features to residential development.
Read MoreHousing in America: Integrating Housing, Health, and Resilience in a Changing Environment (ULI, 2014)
This ULI white paper provides guidance to developers and city leaders on how to prepare America's housing stock for unpredictable climate patterns in the future.
Read MoreHow Neighborhoods Affect Health, Well-being, and Young People’s Futures (MacArthur Foundation, 2014)
A 2014 MacArthur Foundation brief that summarizes an analysis of neighborhoods' impacts on individual outcomes that found that supportive social networks, local norms, and peer influences are a part of the neighborhood context that can greatly impact health.
Read MoreAffordable Housing is Associated with Greater Spending on Child Enrichment and Stronger Cognitive Development (MacArthur Foundation, 2014)
This 2014 MacArthur Foundation research brief builds on the growing understanding that affordable housing, via the additional income it provides families to invest in their children, has a strong connection to children's cognitive development.
Read MoreHousing as a Platform for Improving Education Outcomes among Low-Income Children (Urban Institute, 2012)
This 2012 Urban Land Institute report offers clarity about the major methodological issues facing housing and education research and a new model for understanding how the two fields relate to one another.
Read MoreHOST: Can Public Housing be a Platform for Change? (Urban Institute, 2013)
This Urban Institute white paper explores the existing literature on poverty and housing while examining past policy interventions that have sought to improve the lives of families in government-assisted housing.
Read MoreA Profile of Housing and Health Among Older Americans (Mortgage Bankers Association, 2013)
An MBA Research Institute for Housing America study that details the housing, functional status, and health status of the 55+ population in the United States.
Read MoreHomelessness is Important but not a Determining Factor in Children’s Healthy Development (MacArthur Foundation, 2014)
A 2014 MacArthur Foundation housing policy research brief that shows how poverty and the status of the mother impacts children's health more than homelessness itself.
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity Shelter Report (2015)
Habitat for Humanity’s 2015 Shelter Report, an annual policy advocacy guide, focuses on improving energy efficiency among lower-income households.
Read MoreFinding Common Ground: Coordinating Housing and Education Policy to Promote Integration (Poverty & Race Research Action Council, 2011)
This 2011 study from the Poverty & Race Research Action Council and the National Coalition on School Diversity investigates the relationship between affordable housing policy and school performance, as well as how race plays a major role in all areas.
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