1. Housing Stability and Health
Nov 7, Brant-Brantford Housing Forum
Dr. Abe Oudshoorn
Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing

2. 1) What is the impact of housing status on health; 2) How does this happen; 3) The gap between housing and health; 4) Filling the gap

3. Housing and Health Health and Housing in Transition Study (HHiT)
Homeless or homeless within the last year
Date: 2010
Also Hwang (2009)

4. Housing and Health High rates of chronic illness Condition Percentage
Arthritis 33
Hep B or C 30
Mobility problem 28
Asthma 23
High blood pressure 18
COPD
Ulcer 9
Diabetes 8
Heart disease

5. Housing and Health High rates of mental health challenges Condition
Percentage
Brain Injury 61
Mental health challenge 52
Victim of assault 38
Depression 31
Cirrhosis 6

6. Housing and Health High mortality rates Issue Stat
Chance of surviving to 75 (men)
32%
Chance of surviving to 75 (women)
60%
Average age of death of person experiencing homelessness 47
Increased risk of suicide (women) 6x

7. Why? =

8. Why?
Barriers to Care = =

10. Environ- mental Hazards
Why?
Environ- mental Hazards = =

11. Why? =
Poverty +

12. Social Determinants of Health

13. Poverty Income Basic Needs $250 Shelter Allowance $376
Ontario Trillium Benefit
$54
Total
$680
Expenses
Housing: Bachelor
$575
Nutritious Food Basket (range)
$160-$243
London Transit Bus Pass
$81
Total (based on low estimate)
$816
Difference
-$136

14. Housing and Health +

15. Housing and Health

16. Case Study

17. Housing and Health

18. Case Study

19. Housing First (and Health?)
London CAReS
A municipal commitment
Flexibility
Monitoring outcomes
Outreach partnered with housing stability

20. Housing First and Health

21. Current Housing Status *as of August 31st, 2013

22. Participant #8

24. Questions
Contact
@abeoudshoorn