Webinar: Leveraging Service-Enriched Housing to Improve the Health of Vulnerable Populations

Leveraging Service-Enriched Housing to 

Improve the Health of Vulnerable Populations 

Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 @ 2pm CST

Affordable and adequate housing plays a critical role in creating economic opportunity and mobility, as well as improving health outcomes. Service-enriched housing for vulnerable populations, including low-income families and individuals as well as seniors, have added value, providing supports and programming that can improve access to healthcare resources. This webinar will explore the intersection of health and housing, discussing housing as a social determinant of health and the innovation and synergies around cross-sector engagement.
 

Presenter: Dr. Kamillah Wood, MD, MPH, FAAP, Senior Vice President of Health and Housing at Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF)

Learning Objectives: 

1. Understand the role of service-enriched housing as a social determinant of health
2. Discuss the use of data in the evaluation of health outcomes from a housing perspective
3. Provide examples of cross-sector engagement between health and housing
4. Validate the importance of cross-sector engagement to address opportunity, equity and health

Continuing Education Credit: 1

*In order to receive these credits you must complete the evaluation for the specific webinar within six months of its live air date. Continuing Education credits provided by Marshall Unviersity, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine