Housing Connect has adopted this framework so that it can be a guiding force as we plan for the future. This framework provides a structure to guide current and future activities, initiatives, and housing development efforts.
Defined by the CDC, “Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) are conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that affect a wide range of health and quality of life risks and outcomes.” These determinants are the economic and social conditions that influence individual and group differences in health status. It is reported that the SDoH make up to 80% of an impact on an individual’s health, with the remaining 20% being genetics. This framework is research-based and has a strong history of best practices, cost effective interventions, and data to back them up.
Housing Connect has adopted this framework so that it can be a guiding force as we plan for the future. This framework provides a structure to guide current and future activities, initiatives, and housing development efforts.
Housing Connect envisions a future where all residents are connected to a safe and affordable place to live. Having a stable place to call home supports individuals and families in achieving their education, health and economic goals, which is the cornerstone for creating a vibrant community and the foundation for why we have adopted the SDoH framework.
The work we do gives people more than just a place to call home; it connects them with a promising future to focus on employment, education, health care, and caring for their children and dependents, which builds stronger, more vibrant communities.
Housing Stability
Education Access
Food Security
Financial Health
Health Access
Community Connection
Access to affordable housing is a major issue in our community. At Housing Connect, we address this by developing and managing affordable housing and providing rent assistance. The health and wellbeing of our neighbors and community is at the core of everything we do.
Having affordable, stable housing has positive health impacts on the whole family. Housing Connect’s goal for housing stability is to ensure the conditions of residents’ housing is adequate and they are prepared to exit housing assistance successfully.
Education is a significant social determinant that influences health over the course of a lifetime. Levels of educational attainment, specifically a high school diploma, have been directly linked with important health outcomes. Housing Connect’s goal for education access is to connect residents to local schools and resources with the hope of increasing the access to and quality of the education received.
Food insecurity has a direct impact on a person’s wellbeing as it can cause or contribute to illness. Housing Connect’s goal for food security is for residents to obtain and maintain benefits through nutrition assistance programs, to increase benefit amounts, and to address unemployment to reduce food insecurity and hunger.
Income and economic stability are strong predictors of overall health. Housing Connect’s goal with financial health is to connect residents with resources that will allow them to increase their income, whether it is earned or unearned.
About 1 in 10 people in the United States do not have health insurance. Lack of health insurance and access to healthcare services lead to poor health outcomes. Housing Connect’s goal for health access is for residents to gain health insurance resources to assist them in establishing a primary care provider. These strategies are crucial for ensuring residents receive important health care services, like preventive care and treatment for chronic illnesses.
People’s relationships and interactions with family, friends, co-workers, and community members have a significant impact on health outcomes. Recently, many of these benefits can be accomplished through virtual tools either with video meetings and appointments or virtual social platforms. Housing Connect’s goal for community connection is to assist households in accessing virtual resources and engaging in prosocial activities.
Community Connection Resources
We believe that a home is a space that offers safety and comfort. Our homes also ground us, remind us of our deepest values and hopes, and provide inspiration and motivation to succeed and strive to better our lives and those of our families.
Housing Connect is committed to nondiscrimination in housing and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, familial status, or physical or mental disability in the access or admission to its employment, activities, functions or services. Therefore, we will make a reasonable accommodation or modification for individuals with disabilities when necessary to ensure equal access to Housing Connect’s programs, services and activities.
