Linking Health and Housing Data to Create a Sustainable Cross-Sector Partnership

Area of Science:

• Public Health
• Health Services Research
• Health Informatics

Background:

• Growing focus on the intersection of health and housing.
• Need for data-driven insights to serve low-income communities.

Purpose of the Study:

• To establish a sustainable data linkage between health claims and public housing administrative data.
• To develop a public-facing dashboard for health and housing stakeholders.

Main Methods:

• Formation of the Housing and Health (H&H) partnership between two Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) and a public health department.
• Linking Medicaid health claims data with PHA administrative data.
• Creation of a public-facing dashboard.

Main Results:

• Successful integration of health and housing data.
• Development of a dashboard providing insights into health and housing needs of low-income populations.
• Facilitation of informed decision-making for stakeholders.

Conclusions:

• Data linkage and dashboard creation are effective strategies for understanding health and housing disparities.
• The H&H partnership model can inform other regions addressing health and housing intersections.
• The dashboard serves as a valuable tool for Accountable Communities of Health, managed care organizations, and PHAs.