Please join The San Francisco Foundation and The Public Health Institute for this interactive Web Forum on
Supportive Housing: Bring Care into Homes
Wednesday, March 21
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM PST
Moderator: Mark Cloutier, Program Director, Public Policy, Community Health, and Civic Engagement at The San Francisco Foundation
The environment has a tremendous impact on our health and well-being. In the first two segments we learned that built environment policies and regulations have a deep impact on our health, and that better building materials, coupled with stronger policies, can advance environmental health and social outcomes. In this third segment we will demonstrate that providing supportive housing for the most vulnerable people in our communities helps people live more stable, productive lives, is cost-effective, and creates a better quality of life for all.
Permanent supportive housing has been proven to work well for those who face the most complex challenges-individuals and families who are chronically homeless, have very low incomes, and serious, persistent issues including substance abuse, disabilities, mental illness, or other serious barriers to housing stability. Research shows that supportive housing has consistently proven to have a positive impact on individuals, families, and entire communities, because with stable housing comes the possibility of more stable employment, school attendance, and mental and physical health.
During this final Web Forum you will hear from innovators in the supportive housing field. David Erickson, Manager of the Center for Community Development Investments at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco will discuss the policy and fiscal opportunities and challenges presented by the current economic environment. Doug Shoemaker, President of Mercy Housing California, will highlight best practices of supportive housing development partnerships in San Francisco. Lastly, Joshua Bamberger, M.D., Medical Director of Housing and Urban Health at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, will present how effective delivery of clinical services, safety, and beauty contribute to improved health outcomes in supportive housing.
Join us in conversation on Twitter — The San Francisco Foundation will tweet live during the Web Forum from @tsff using the hashtag #HealthyPeoplePlaces.
“Healthy People Live in Healthy Places” – A Three Part Web Forum Series on Designing Public-Private Partnerships to Promote Healthier Communities
People are healthier when the places where they live and work support good health. Without a healthy environment, people are more likely to suffer from obesity or many other chronic diseases plaguing United States populations: diabetes, asthma, and heart disease. A vision for healthy communities will be realized when all neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces offer safe places to play and be active. Achieving this vision requires the broad expertise and influence of policy makers, researchers, advocates, practitioners and funders working across multiple fields to change policies and environments. From the perspective of practitioners in the transportation, land use, and health fields, the Public Health Institute’s Dialogue4Health and the San Francisco Foundation’s “Healthy People Live in Healthy Places” 3 part Web Forum series will outline a vision for healthy communities and highlight some of the insights learned from successful endeavors to create healthy and livable communities across the country.