By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research Here’s the latest news from housing law and equity, for the week of November 6-10, 2017: The Public Health Institute released a study that calculates the number of children with lead poisoning in the United States. A new law in Seattle will prevent landlords from screening…
By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research An update from the world of housing law and equity, for the week of October 30-November 3, 2017 New viewpoint article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, from Megan Sandel, MD, MPH and Matthew Desmond, PhD, says investing in housing for health improves mission and…
By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research The week of Sept. 4-11, 2017 brought more housing-related news from the southeast in the wake of Harvey and Irma, and a few new resources. The latest in housing equity and the law, below: Matthew Desmond writes a Housing State of the Union for the Stanford…
By Benjamin Hartung, JD, Joshua Waimberg, JD, and Nicolas Wilhelm, JD While brain injuries and studies associated with professional football get the majority of media attention, student athletes, especially young football and soccer players, are also at risk for similar brain injuries. Each year, as many as 300,000 young people suffer from traumatic brain injuries…
By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research Much of the devastation from Harvey is centered on homes and housing. Our focus this week is on the housing and equity issues related to displacement, and recovery and development in the future. The news from the world of housing after Harvey, for the week of…
By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research Here’s the latest news from housing law and equity, from the week of August 21-28, 2017: Economists from the Federal Reserve of San Francisco show the enduring negative effects of redlining on communities of color, via the New York Times. The Atlanta Black Star published a…
By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research Here’s the latest news in housing law and equity, for the week of August 15-21, 2017: The Urban Institute has released a new tool about using fair housing data. The report contains details on data sources related to demographics and segregation, housing, land use, disability, education,…
By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research Here is our weekly round-up of developments from the world of housing law and health. For the week of August 7-14, 2017: HUD released its “Worst Case Housing Needs” report to Congress providing national data and analysis of the problems facing low-income renting families. CityLab offers…
By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a global initiative of UNICEF and the World Health Organization aimed at promoting hospital policies that encourage and support breastfeeding. Baby-Friendly USA, the organization primarily responsibile for implementing BFHI in the United States, has outlined 10 evidence-based practices that hospitals…
By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research Below is our weekly review of news and publications related to housing law and equity. This week — July 17-23, 2017 — included news about zoning, segregation and lead poisoning: Dr. Herbert L. Needleman died on July 18. Dr. Needleman was a pioneer in the study…
