The Intersection of Health Philanthropy and Housing

Health philanthropy and community development have historically worked on separate tracks. That’s changing.

It’s a common truth but one worth repeating: one’s health and life expectancy can be predicted by a zip code. In many cases there exist 10-year life expectancy gaps between people living just a few miles apart. And while many factors help shape this disparity, they often have little to do with medical care, but rather with an individual’s social, economic, and physical environment, genetics, or behavior. A lack of proper medical care accounts for just 10 percent of premature deaths.

http://www.shelterforce.org/article/2768/the_intersection_of_health_philanthropy_and_housing

(Many thanks to David Young for sharing this.)