Addressing Health Equity through Health and Housing Partnerships

Implementation Tool
May 2019

Headline

Strategies for health centers and supportive housing providers to advance health equity by partnering to provide person-centered care.

Context

Health care organizations and supportive housing providers focus their efforts on improving the health of populations with complex health and social needs by providing interventions and services that have been shown to reduce barriers to care while improving health. This report provides strategies for health centers and supportive housing providers to work together or independently to identify and address health disparities and advance health equity.

About this Tool

Potential strategies for health care organizations and supportive housing providers include:

  • Prioritizing equity in staff training;
  • Identifying data collection needs and data application strategies; and
  • Implementing partnership strategies related to coordination, team-based and person-centered care, teaming on wellness group activities, and tailoring interventions.

Takeaways

Health care organizations and supportive housing providers – as well as other organizations in health and housing fields – can use this resource to address equity at multiple levels by coordinating efforts.

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