The American Medical Association has failed to promote greater racial inclusion in its flagship publication, JAMA, despite an explicit pledge to do so.
Rather than simply recognizing the existence of social determinants of health, we must do the hard work to create and re-create systems.
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 margin. An analysis from the Seattle Times asks, “Will…
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 review of the impact and persisting health effects of…
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, employment, environment, health, and public safety. The Washington Post…
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 of the impacts of lead on children’s cognitive ability….
We’re back after a few weeks’ hiatus because of summer holidays. There was much ado this week about the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), spurred by an article in the NY Times (third bullet down). Some of the conversation circling that article are captured in the subsequent bullets. Here are the latest news stories…
It was a busy week in housing equity and the law! Here’s the news from the week of June 5-11, 2017: The National Low Income Housing Coalition published Out of Reach 2017, a comprehensive report and tool to assess housing affordability in the U.S. The tool assess the rent-wage needed for a two bedroom unit…
