Housing mobility: An approach to improving child health in Baltimore

The Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership (BRHP), supported by The Kresge Foundation, launched the Healthy Children Voucher Demonstration (HCD) in October 2022. This initiative integrates housing assistance with health-focused support to improve health outcomes for families in Baltimore. The program pairs housing vouchers from the Housing Authority of Baltimore City with BRHP's mobility counseling, targeting families with children who have health needs such as asthma, anxiety, or diabetes. Through a referral system involving health professionals, families receive tailored counseling and housing search assistance. The program aims to enhance public health by addressing the link between housing conditions and health, contributing to research on social determinants of health, and demonstrating the necessity of collaboration between health and housing sectors.