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Where health happens: Housing’s impact on health and quality of …

WebThe lack of a nurturing environment also negatively impacts child development, leading to poor academic performance and an increase in mental and …

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Texas' Health Department study officially confirms cancer cluster

WebIn August 2019, the Texas Department of State Health Services discovered what many residents of Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens in Houston had long said was …

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Where You Live Impacts Your Health Right Down To The ZIP Code

WebThis is unfortunately not an isolated occurrence. In Bexar County, the 78202 ZIP Code, a Black and Non-White Hispanic majority area, has a combined life …

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Texas Housers Texas Low Income Housing Information …

WebAbout us Texas Housers supports low-income Texans’ efforts to achieve the American dream of a decent, affordable home in a quality neighborhood of their choosing via …

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Health inequalities are strongly reflected in Houston's residential

WebNeighborhood inequality is most often measured by an area’s physical and economic characteristics. Yet health inequalities between neighborhoods receive less …

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Guest viewpoint: HUD must do no harm to health equity by …

WebThis is a guest post from Dr. Bakeyah Nelson, a public health practitioner and founder of Community Health Collaborative Consulting in Houston. She has worked for …

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Where you live matters: Assessing unequal access to healthy

WebMelissa Beeler, Texas Housers community planner [The following is adapted from a presentation to the National Fair Housing Alliance‘s national conference on June …

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General Resources

WebTexas Health and Human Services runs 211, a service that can help connect you with a variety of local resources based on your zip code. You can also access 211 anywhere in …

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Texas Housers calls for immediate State and local action to …

WebTexas State and local officials must act to protect renters in danger of displacement or homelessness amid a global health emergency. With almost 700,000 …

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These maps show San Antonio's COVID-19 relief should address …

WebAs the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic started to emerge this past spring, cities and states rushed to find relief during the public health crisis and economic …

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Gentrification can't explain all of a neighborhood's failures. The

WebIn the 76104, the report of health disparities will shock many families and crystallize what is happening in the neighborhood. Through research and storytelling, we …

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Texas Housers outlines goals to ensure 2021 is a year to advance

WebFor months, public health researchers have warned us that an eviction crisis will make the spread of the coronavirus worse. For this reason, advocates nationwide are …

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One hundred years of poison: Why toxic fish still threaten Rio …

WebThe health risk assessment concluded that “if no remedial actions or other means of control are taken for the consumption of fish from the [reservoir and canal], …

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Texas Housers, Inclusive Communities Project talk to Lubbock …

WebAlso significant to the health and wellness of neighborhoods is the land use and zoning rules that govern what kind of environment residents will live in day in and …

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EPA unveils plan to address decades of poison and toxic fish in …

WebWhile the EPA acknowledges the health hazards associated with PCBs, it does not provide residents with the resources to identify if the contamination has affected …

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2024 QAP Report for Low Income Texans: How to Improve …

WebOf the 54 new 9% awards in 2023, 40 (74%) had a total score between 164 and 174 points. 10. About half of those (18 applications) had a total score of either 169 or 170. The …

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Texas ranks at the bottom for affordable and available housing for

WebThe National Low Income Housing Coalition publishes the Gap Report every March to assess the shortage of affordable and available for low-income households. …

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The Texas Supreme Court must extend its Emergency Order while …

WebAs the health crisis continued, the federal government offered states and local governments funding for rent relief and other housing stabilization practices, …

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The story behind the Harbor Bridge: Segregation

WebChronic exposure to high diesel particulate levels can lead to short-term and long-term impacts on lung health, and the Northside already has high rates of asthma …

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Bedbugs, security deposits, and the vision to ensure Texas tenant

WebTexas House Bill 3882 by Rep. Ray Lopez (D-San Antonio) proposes it is a landlord’s duty to inspect for and treat bedbugs in residential rental units. Under current …

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The Gap 2024 highlights the deep shortage of affordable housing …

WebThe need for affordable housing is as urgent of an issue as it has been in many years. In Texas, we are experiencing this crisis even more acutely than the rest of …

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Public Facility Corporations were majorly reformed in the 88th …

WebPublic Facility Corporations, or PFCs, are an important but complex new tool for producing affordable multifamily rental housing in Texas. HB 2071, which passed …

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