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Cultivating Health in All Policies Mindsets: An Ongoing Journey to Integrate Health and Housing in Georgia

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  • James E. Dills

    (Georgia Health Policy Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 3992, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA)

  • Margaret E. Major

    (Georgia Health Policy Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 3992, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA)

  • Michelle J. Marcus

    (Georgia Health Policy Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 3992, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA)

  • Taylor S. Williams

    (Georgia Health Policy Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 3992, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA)

  • Leigh Alderman

    (Georgia Health Policy Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 3992, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA)

Abstract

This project report explores the use of a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach by the Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) to integrate health perspectives into affordable housing policy and practice in Georgia. It focuses on five interconnected projects from over a decade-long collaboration to illustrate how the GHPC team started with a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to seed cross-sector partnerships and then sustained them through subsequent collaborations. These projects included comprehensive-, intermediate-, and rapid-scale HIAs, as well as direct collaborations on housing development funding applications and a multidisciplinary research study on public housing renovations. This paper documents how HiAP tactics were applied across these projects to foster sustained collaboration and promote health equity. The insights offered highlight how the HiAP approach cultivated mindset shifts among public health practitioners, housing stakeholders, and policymakers, leading to a broader understanding of health and housing intersections. This synthesis contributes practical guidance for practitioners looking to advance the Vital Conditions for Health and Well-Being through housing policy initiatives.

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  • James E. Dills & Margaret E. Major & Michelle J. Marcus & Taylor S. Williams & Leigh Alderman, 2024. "Cultivating Health in All Policies Mindsets: An Ongoing Journey to Integrate Health and Housing in Georgia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(12), pages 1-17, December.
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