For good health, there’s no place like home
When low-income individuals get stable housing, their stress usually goes down and their health improves. It also reduces overall health care expenditures.
by Ersilia M. DeFilippis
Aug 23, 2017
3 minutes
Jane (not her real name) walked into my office smiling, something I had never seen her do in the 18 months she had been coming to one of my hospital’s primary care clinics. “I have a home,” she almost shouted as she reached out to hug me.
Jane’s news was the happy conclusion of an extended and worrisome waiting period; her lack of stable housing had been taking a toll on her health and well-being.
When I first met Jane, she had
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