Utah currently suffers from a housing crisis. While this crisis directly affects people’s ability to secure affordable quality housing, the indirect impacts could be more long-term and potentially long-lasting. A new policy brief from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah summarizes research detailing how housing affordability has both direct and indirect impacts on health outcomes.
“Lower-quality housing and neighborhood conditions can lead to negative health outcomes, and higher housing costs reduce individuals’ and families’ ability to pay for necessities such as health care,” said Melanie Beagley, public policy analyst at the Please log in to see the rest of this story.
