Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Housing and homelessness
Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Farm Labor Housing Program Management and Oversight
Provides an overview of the Farm Labor Housing (FLH) Loan and Grant Program from 2010. Covers the demand for the FLH program, the processes Rural Housing Service (RHS) goes through to ensure quality housing for eligible farmworkers, and the financial status and fiscal management of FHL properties.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 03/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Provides an overview of the Farm Labor Housing (FLH) Loan and Grant Program from 2010. Covers the demand for the FLH program, the processes Rural Housing Service (RHS) goes through to ensure quality housing for eligible farmworkers, and the financial status and fiscal management of FHL properties.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 03/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Rural Homelessness: Better Collaboration by HHS and HUD Could Improve Delivery of Services in Rural Areas
Discusses a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study on the characteristics of rural homelessness, available assistance, and barriers. Includes information on federal programs, with data on funding provided to rural areas.
Additional links: Full Report, Highlights
Date: 07/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Discusses a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study on the characteristics of rural homelessness, available assistance, and barriers. Includes information on federal programs, with data on funding provided to rural areas.
Additional links: Full Report, Highlights
Date: 07/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Child Welfare: HHS Actions Would Help States Prepare Youth in the Foster Care System for Independent Living
Discusses states' activities to prepare youth in foster care for independent living under the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (FCIA). Includes some information specific to rural concerns.
Additional links: Full Report
Author(s): Cornelia M. Ashby
Date: 07/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Discusses states' activities to prepare youth in foster care for independent living under the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (FCIA). Includes some information specific to rural concerns.
Additional links: Full Report
Author(s): Cornelia M. Ashby
Date: 07/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Healthy Housing Reference Manual
Provides information on housing-related health and safety issues, including those particular to rural areas. Chapter 8 focuses on rural water supply and water quality issues.
Date: 2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Provides information on housing-related health and safety issues, including those particular to rural areas. Chapter 8 focuses on rural water supply and water quality issues.
Date: 2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Elderly Housing: Federal Housing Programs and Supportive Services
An overview of federal programs that provide housing for the elderly and which require the provision of supportive services. Includes information on rural housing programs for the elderly.
Additional links: Full Report
Author(s): David G. Wood
Date: 06/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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An overview of federal programs that provide housing for the elderly and which require the provision of supportive services. Includes information on rural housing programs for the elderly.
Additional links: Full Report
Author(s): David G. Wood
Date: 06/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Means-Tested Programs: Information on Program Access Can Be an Important Management Tool
Discusses access to and participation in low-income programs, such as welfare and public housing, by those who are eligible. Includes information on strategies used by federal, state, and local administrators to improve access.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 03/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Discusses access to and participation in low-income programs, such as welfare and public housing, by those who are eligible. Includes information on strategies used by federal, state, and local administrators to improve access.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 03/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Elderly Housing: Federal Housing Programs That Offer Assistance for the Elderly
Overview of the federal housing programs that provide housing assistance, including rent subsidies, mortgage insurance, and loans and grants for the purchase or repair of homes, to the elderly. Includes programs that support rural housing for the elderly.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 02/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Overview of the federal housing programs that provide housing assistance, including rent subsidies, mortgage insurance, and loans and grants for the purchase or repair of homes, to the elderly. Includes programs that support rural housing for the elderly.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 02/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Rural Housing Service: Opportunities to Improve Management
Overview of the USDA Rural Housing Service program and discussion of whether a separate rural program for housing is still needed.
Additional links: Full Report
Author(s): William B. Shear
Date: 06/2003
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Overview of the USDA Rural Housing Service program and discussion of whether a separate rural program for housing is still needed.
Additional links: Full Report
Author(s): William B. Shear
Date: 06/2003
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Wisconsin Equitable Program Development Dashboard
An interactive data map of Wisconsin that provides information on socioeconomic factors and community-based assets. Includes census tract, county subdivision, and block group-level data on the social determinants of health, such as education, income, housing, race/ethnicity, language, location of hospitals, and location of retailers accepting FoodShare.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
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An interactive data map of Wisconsin that provides information on socioeconomic factors and community-based assets. Includes census tract, county subdivision, and block group-level data on the social determinants of health, such as education, income, housing, race/ethnicity, language, location of hospitals, and location of retailers accepting FoodShare.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
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The Arizona Social Vulnerability Index (ASVI)
Adapts the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Diseases Registry's Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to include factors specific to Arizona. Includes interactive data at the census tract level covering social determinants of health, household characteristics, race and ethnicity, housing, transportation, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Adapts the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Diseases Registry's Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to include factors specific to Arizona. Includes interactive data at the census tract level covering social determinants of health, household characteristics, race and ethnicity, housing, transportation, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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