Housing Instability and Health: a Webinar

February 22, 2022
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This 90-minute webinar explored housing stability as a key factor in community health and well-being, and featured discussion of some of the evidence-informed strategies that may be implemented by health sector organizations along with their partners. 

Panelists included Lisa K. Bates (Portland State University), William Goedel (Brown University), John Lumpkin (Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina), Lauren Meyers (University of Texas at Austin), Tim Thomas (UC Berkeley) and Rachel Thornton (Johns Hopkins University). 

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