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Affordable Housing for Vulnerable Older Adults and People with Disabilities Living in the Community: Housing as a Social Determinant of Health: A Workshop

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Accessible, affordable housing can be a platform for enabling community living, maximizing independence, and promoting positive health outcomes for vulnerable populations. The affordability and availability of this housing, however, is often a major barrier, particularly in communities of color and other vulnerable populations. Housing is a critical social determinant of health, particularly for vulnerable populations, and has important effects on health outcomes, though this relationship is under-investigated.

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An ad hoc committee will plan, organize, and implement a 1-day public workshop to explore the role of housing as a social determinant of health for older adults and people with disabilities, particularly among people of color and low income groups. Accessible, affordable housing can be a platform for enabling community living, maximizing independence, and promoting positive health outcomes for vulnerable populations. The affordability and availability of this housing, however, is often a major barrier.
The role of housing as a social determinant of health is underinvestigated. The workshop will feature invited presentations and discussions focused on topics surrounding the affordability, availability, and importance of supportive housing for these populations, including housing supply, supportive housing needs, differences between rural and urban settings, social isolation, subsidies, and opportunities for policy changes.

The committee will plan and organize the workshop, develop the agenda for the workshop, select and invite speakers and discussants, and moderate or identify moderators for the discussions. A single summary of the presentations and discussions at the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.

Collaborators

Sponsors

AARP

AARP Foundation

Administration for Community Living

Aetna Foundation

Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation

American Geriatrics Society

Consumer Technology Association Foundation

Department of Defense

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Department of Veterans Affairs

Health Resources and Services Administration

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Kaiser Permanente

Kresge Foundation

LeadingAge

Merck & Co., Inc.

Methodist Health Ministries

National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research

PHI

Qualcomm Inc

The Colorado Trust

The Gerontological Society of America

The John A. Hartford Foundation

Staff

Tracy Lustig

Lead

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