Housing Assistance and Child Health: A Systematic Review

Pediatrics
Natalie SlopenMichel Boudreaux

Abstract

Given a large and consistent literature revealing a link between housing and health, publicly supported housing assistance programs might play an important role in promoting the health of disadvantaged children. To summarize and evaluate research in which authors examine housing assistance and child health. PubMed, Web of Science, PsycInfo, and PAIS (1990-2017). Eligible studies were required to contain assessments of public housing, multifamily housing, or vouchers in relation to a health outcome in children (ages 0-21); we excluded neighborhood mobility interventions. Study design, sample size, age, location, health outcomes, measurement, program comparisons, analytic approach, covariates, and results. We identified 14 studies, including 4 quasi-experimental studies, in which authors examined a range of health outcomes. Across studies, the relationship between housing assistance and child health remains unclear, with ∼40% of examined outcomes revealing no association between housing assistance and health. A sizable proportion of observed relationships within the quasi-experimental and association studies were in favor of housing assistance (50.0% and 37.5%, respectively), and negative outcomes were less common and only presen...Continue Reading

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