Housing for Health: Assessing the Cross-Sector Impacts of Providing Permanent Supportive Housing to Homeless High Utilizers of Health Care Services

Housing for Health: Assessing the Cross-Sector Impacts of Providing Permanent Supportive Housing to Homeless High Utilizers of Health Care Services | 7 Articles

Evidence Brief - Estimating Cross-Sector Impacts of Permanent Supportive Housing in Los Angeles

June 25, 2021

S4A investigators at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health created a novel initiative in 2012, Housing for Health (HFH), with a three-pronged mission:

(1) to end homelessness in L.A...

ResProg Webinar: Housing for Health: Cross-Sector Impacts of Supportive Housing for Homeless High Users of Health Care

Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Overview

Homeless individuals experience a higher risk of mortality, chronic illness, and mental health disorders, and are often high utilizers of healthcare. Since 2012, the Housing for Health (HFH...

Housing for Health: Perspectives of Multiple Stakeholders (APHA 2018)

Date: Saturday, November 10, 2018

Overview

Individuals experiencing or who have experienced homelessness have a higher risk of health, mental health, and substance use disorders than the general population. In addition, they are more...

ResProg Webinar: Housing for Health: Cross-Sector Impacts of Supportive Housing for Homeless High Users of Health Care

Date: Wednesday, December 06, 2017

Overview

Homeless individuals experience a higher risk for mortality, chronic illness and mental health disorders, and are often high utilizers of healthcare. Since 2012, the Housing for Health (HFH)...

Housing for Health: Using Linked Administrative Data to Assess Cross-Sector Impacts of Permanent Supportive Housing (LA Co. Dept. of Public Health Annual Science Summit)

Date: Thursday, March 23, 2017

Overview

In March of 2017, Dr. Ricardo Basurto-Davila had the opportunity to share his preliminary findings at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Annual Science Summit. He was able to...

ResProg Webinar: Assessing Cross-Sector Impacts of Permanent Supportive Housing to Homeless High Users of Health Care

Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Overview

This project evaluates the Housing for Health initiative, which aims to reduce homelessness and the unnecessary use of health care resources, and improve outcomes for vulnerable populations...

Press Release: Four Research Teams to Evaluate New Ways to Strengthen Health Care Delivery

June 28, 2016

Overview

LEXINGTON, KY (June 28, 2016) – Four new research studies aim to improve health across entire communities by integrating the delivery and financing of medical care, public health, and social...

Housing for Health: Assessing the Cross-Sector Impacts of Providing Permanent Supportive Housing to Homeless High Utilizers of Health Care Services | 1 Publications

Palimaru, Alina I., Kathryn G. Kietzman, Nadereh Pourat, and Ricardo Basurto-Davila. 2021. “A Qualitative Evaluation of Housing for Health in Los Angeles County”. Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/10530789.2021.1908486.

DOI

The Housing for Health (HFH) was launched by S4A investigators at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services in 2012 with the aim of providing permanent supportive housing to individuals experiencing homelessness identified as frequent users of health services.

Published in the Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness, "A qualitative evaluation of Housing for Health in Los Angeles County" uses data from 14 qualitative interviews with senior leaders and nine focus groups with tenants and program staff to understand tenant experiences with HFH and non-HFH programs, as they relate to care coordination.

Access the article here.