For good health, there’s no place like home
When low-income individuals get stable housing, their stress usually goes down and their health improves. It also reduces overall health care expenditures.
Jane (not her real name) walked into my office smiling, something I had never seen her do in the 18 months she had been coming to one of my hospital’s primary care clinics. “I have a home,” she almost shouted as she reached out to hug me.
Jane’s news was the happy conclusion of an extended and worrisome waiting period; her lack of stable housing had been taking a toll on her health and well-being.
When I first met Jane, she had
