Health, Housing, and Community Development: Aligning Ideas and Priorities

GIH Social Determinants of Health Audioconference Series

When:

Friday, February 25, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern/1:00 p.m. Central/Noon Mountain/11:00 a.m. Pacific

Who:

• Ana Marie Argilagos, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Dan Lurie, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Rachel Thornton, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

What:

The mission of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is to increase home ownership, support community development, and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. HUD is increasingly involved in efforts to help nurture healthier, more inclusive communities, using housing as a platform to provide opportunities for people of all ages, incomes, and racial/ethnic groups to live, work, and learn together.

On this audioconference, funders learned about HUD’s approach to creating sustainable communities, which marks a shift in the agency’s spending, policies, and programs. The call also explored how health funders might collaborate with HUD on local and regional planning efforts to improve community and environmental health in rural, urban, and suburban areas.

Resources:

• The Potential for Public-Private Partnerships: Philanthropic Leaders Consider Housing as a Platform
  M. Katherine Kraft and Rebecca R. Riley, Urban Institute
• Tackling the Tough Work of Community Change
  Grantmakers In Health
• What’s in a Name? Untangling Health Disparities, the Social Determinants of Health, and Health Equity
  Grantmakers In Health
• Social Policy Is Health Policy
  Grantmakers In Health

Related Content

• HUD Presentation – PDF document, 3104 KB