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Roshanak Mehdipanah, Associate Professor in Public Health, University of Michigan

Detroit’s legacy of housing inequity has caused long-term health impacts − these policies can help mitigate that harm

More than half of Detroiters rent Detroit's aging housing stock. Suzanne Tucker/Getty I,ages

Detroiters who face rising rents, poor living conditions and systemic barriers to affordable and safe housing are at greater risk of poor health, our research finds.

We study the connection between housing inequities and health, with the goal of informing local, state and national policy. Our focus is on how interdisciplinary research on housing relates to equity in health, race, income and aging.

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