在特拉华州衡量和响应房屋维修援助的需求
Katharine Millard1,2, , Stephen Metraux2
1Sussex County Habitat for Humanity.
Delaware journal of public health
|August 25, 2023
概括
德拉华州需要为低收入房主提供大量的房屋维修援助,其中5000套房屋处于劣质状态,需要7600万美元. 全州健康家庭计划旨在通过改善住房和健康整合来解决这一关键需求.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 住房研究 住房研究
- 社会工作 社会工作 社会工作
背景情况:
- 据估计,特拉华州约有25,000个低收入家庭拥有需要维修的房屋.
- 其中大约有5000个房屋处于不符合标准的状况,这对公众健康和安全构成了重大担忧.
- 对必要的房屋维修的总估计成本超过9600万美元,不符合标准的住房占7600万美元.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估特拉华州低收入房主对房屋维修需求的程度.
- 审查目前针对这些住房维修需求的举措.
- 推出全州健康家庭计划,作为将住房和健康整合在一起的解决方案.
主要方法:
- 对特拉华州低收入家庭房屋所有权和住房条件的现有数据的审查.
- 分析所确定的房屋维修需求的财务范围.
- 描述全州健康家庭计划的计划设计和目标.
主要成果:
- 确定了对房屋维修援助的重大需求,特别是对不符合标准的住房单位.
- 需要大量的金融投资来解决已识别的维修积压问题.
- 全州健康家庭计划已经制定,以增加维修援助能力.
结论:
- 迫切需要为特拉华州的低收入房主提供有针对性的房屋维修援助.
- 全州健康家庭计划通过将住房改善与健康结果联系起来,提供了一种全面的方法.
- 与医疗保健提供者的合作伙伴关系是该计划整体战略的组成部分,旨在提高居民生活质量.
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