Community Accessibility Assessment Tools

­Provides tools for local governments to engage residents in assessing needs and priorities to make housing and surrounding facilities universally accessible. – Spinal Cord Injury BC

Mental Health Commission of Canada

Explores issues related to mental health, housing, and homelessness.

Housing as a Determinant of First Nations, Aboriginal and Métis Health

Outlines aboriginal housing needs as related to health determinants. – National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health

The Positive Impacts of Affordable Housing on Health – A Research Summary

Outlines the links between housing and health in a positive way, useful for many audiences. – The Housing Centre

Creating Healthy Communities – Tools and Actions to Foster Environments for Healthy Living

Relevant section is “Providing Affordable Housing Choices,” page 21. Includes community examples. – Smart Growth BC

Housing and Health: Examining the Links

An analytical exploration covering environmental, social, and housing interventions. – Wellesley Institute

Housing Vulnerability and Health Canada’s Hidden Emergency

Contains useful statistics presented as a compelling case about housing vulnerability and the need to address it for health reasons. – Research Alliance for Canadian Homelessness, Housing and Health

Where We Live Matters for Our Health: The Links Between Housing and Health

Outlines links between health and housing in the US. – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Healthy Housing

Housing has a significant and sustained impact on people’s health, perhaps just as much impact as policies or programs that focus on promoting “healthy living” (e.g. healthy eating, physical activity)1. Variations in health status among population groups (health...

Creating Market and Non-Market Affordable Housing – A Smart Growth Toolkit for BC Communities

Provides an overview of local government tools for affordable housing and working examples. – Smart Growth BC