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Erie Family Health Center April 4 , 2012

Housing Health. Erie Family Health Center April 4 , 2012. Housing is a moral imperative in America. -- Roxane White, Chief of Staff Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper. What causes a home to be unhealthy?. The Burden of Unhealthy Housing. What You Can Do to Help.

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Erie Family Health Center April 4 , 2012

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  1. Housing Health Erie Family Health Center April 4, 2012

  2. Housing is a moral imperative in America. --Roxane White, Chief of Staff Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper

  3. What causes a home to be unhealthy?

  4. The Burden of Unhealthy Housing

  5. What You Can Do to Help • Screen Your Patients for Unhealthy Housing Conditions: • Ask Questions Regarding Housing • Explain to Patients the Link Between Housing and Health • Encourage Your Patients to Talk to Their Landlords • Inform Patient that they have Legal Remedies • Refer to Health Justice Project

  6. Housing Resources • If there are problems with your patient’s building, you can report the landlord to the city by calling 311. • A landlord cannot evict a tenant for requesting repairs. • If your patient is evicted because of this, contact legal assistance:      • Lawyer’s Committee For Better Housing: 100 West Monroe St, Chicago, IL – (312) 347-7600 • Legal Assistance Foundation: (312) 314-1070 • Illinois Legal Aid: (312) 977-9047

  7. How to apply for benefit programs • For first time applicants: • In person: DHS Family Comm. Resource Ctr. (2753 W North Ave) • By mail: 2753 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 • By fax: 773.265.7829 • Online: http://fspp.dhs.state.il.us/register/wb/wbHomePre.do • For denials, reductions, or termination of benefits: • Refer to Health Justice Project

  8. Review • Remember to screen your patients for unhealthy housing conditions • There are legal remedies available for landlords who are not responsive to repair requests. • Refer your patients to the Health Justice Project • Contact Us: • (Toll Free) 1-800-424-4839 • (Local) 312-915-6470 • (Fax) 312-915-6588 • E-mail: healthjustice@luc.edu

  9. Health Justice Project “In the Health Justice Project, doctors, social workers, lawyers and students of each profession are partnering to address the social and environmental causes — like unhealthy housing conditions and improperly denied food stamps — at the root of poor health.” • Emily A. Benfer, clinical professor of law, director of the Health Justice Project, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Beazley Institute for Health Law & Policy • Chicago Tribune, October 5, 2011

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