If Poor Neighborhood = Poor Health, Relocation Is One Solution

When low-income Americans are concentrated in substandard homes in struggling or violent neighborhoods, it has tangible consequences for well-being. Research confirms that moving families into less segregated neighborhoods improves overall health, and some communities are giving families vouchers to relocate. Kaiser Health News correspondent Sarah Varney and PBS Newshour producer Jason Kane filed this story that begins in St. Louis.

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<h1>If Poor Neighborhood = Poor Health, Relocation Is One Solution</h1>
<div>	<span class="byline">Sarah Varney, KFF Health News</span>
		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2018-01-17T05:00:49-05:00">
			January 17, 2018		</time>
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<p></p><p>When low-income Americans are concentrated in substandard homes in struggling or violent neighborhoods, it has tangible consequences for well-being. Research confirms that moving families into less segregated neighborhoods improves overall health, and some communities are giving families vouchers to relocate. Kaiser Health News correspondent Sarah Varney and PBS Newshour producer Jason Kane filed this story that begins in St. Louis.</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/if-poor-neighborhood-poor-health-relocation-could-be-the-solution/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/if-poor-neighborhood-poor-health-relocation-could-be-the-solution/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/if-poor-neighborhood-poor-health-relocation-could-be-the-solution/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20If%20Poor%20Neighborhood%20%3D%20Poor%20Health%2C%20Relocation%20Is%20One%20Solution&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FODA1NDc5&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/if-poor-neighborhood-poor-health-relocation-could-be-the-solution/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/if-poor-neighborhood-poor-health-relocation-could-be-the-solution/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/if-poor-neighborhood-poor-health-relocation-could-be-the-solution/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=805479&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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