Improving Health Outcomes Via Affordable Housing Provision
Client
New York State Homes and Community Renewal and Enterprise Community Partners
Faculty
Rona Affoumado
Team
Cristian Ariza, Sabina Braverman, Nadia Chait, Olga Deschenko, Mary Nadolny
| New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is dedicated to building and protecting affordable housing and increasing home ownership statewide. Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) is a nonprofit organization that collaborates with partners nationwide to finance, build, and advocate for affordable housing. In Brooklyn, HCR and Enterprise partner with developers and several hospitals to provide affordable housing that also improves health outcomes. HCR and Enterprise jointly engaged a Capstone team in developing recommendations for building affordable housing that improves health outcomes of residents and informing their evaluation of housing proposals. The team first completed a literature review and a case study of housing and health. The team then researched population health challenges and resources in the targeted communities. Finally, the team provided a summary of project ideas for the developers, an overall report on the population health challenges in Central Brooklyn with recommendations for housing interventions, and a customized version of Enterprise’s Health Action Plan for Central Brooklyn. |
Focus Areas
Capstone Year
2017-2018