Housing
Why it Matters
Where people live, the quality of their housing, the places in and around the home where children play, and the status and type of land homes are built on can have profound and lasting impacts on health. Here are a few of the factors related to housing that can impact health:
- The quality of housing and housing building materials (for example, the use of lead paint or formaldehyde)
- Building maintenance (for example, safety hazards or the presence of mold)
- Over-crowding
- Exposure to pollutants or hazards from prior or adjacent land uses
- The diversity of available housing stock
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The following are case stories are found in this section and are examples of integrating housing options with creating healthy neighborhoods. Some of these case stories were prepared in collaboration with other Institute programs.
- Watsonville Project Uses Higher Density
- Foster City Replaces Blighted Shopping Center with Housing For All Income Levels
- Glendale Converts Vacant Lot Into Senior Housing
- Redwood City Creates Mixed-Use Development Which Includes Low-Income Housing
- Burbank Includes Childcare Center in Housing Project
- Stanton Utilizes Vacant Property to Create Housing for Residents with Cerebral Palsy
- Santa Cruz Implements "Granny Flat" Program
- West Hollywood Requires All New and Remodeled Development to Meet Minimum Green Building Standards (Climate Change)
- Monterey County Offers Homeowners a Voluntary Green Building Certification Program to Help Address Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction (Climate Change)
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