A Health Policy Institute, Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies, PRRAC, The Opportunity Agenda, and Alliance for Healthy Homes Report (July 2008). Excerpt: The goal of this directory is to provide a snapshot of a rapidly evolving community of advocates, organizers, and public health professionals working in different ways on the issue of unequal health outcomes … [Read more...] about Organizing to Address Minority Health Disparities: A Directory of State and Local Initiatives (Health Policy Institute, Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies, PRRAC, the Opportunity Agenda, and Alliance for Healthy Homes, July 2008).
Publications
CERD Housing Report: Residential Segregation and Housing Discrimination in the United States (January 2008)
Organizations: Poverty & Race Research Action Council, Washington, DC National Fair Housing Alliance, Washington, DC National Low Income Housing Coalition, Washington, DC NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., New York, NY Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, DC National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, Washington, DC Center for … [Read more...] about CERD Housing Report: Residential Segregation and Housing Discrimination in the United States (January 2008)
CERD Health Report: Unequal Health Outcomes in the United States (January 2008)
Organizations: The Opportunity Agenda—Poverty & Race Research Action Council—National Health Law Program—Center for American Progress—Center for Reproductive Rights—New York Lawyers for the Public Interest—Families USA—Physicians for Human Rights—Alliance for Healthy Homes— Center for Social Inclusion—Out of Many, One—Summit Health Institute for Research and Education, … [Read more...] about CERD Health Report: Unequal Health Outcomes in the United States (January 2008)
Connecting Families to Opportunity: The Next Generation of Housing Mobility Policy (Philip Tegeler, November 2007)
By Philip Tegeler. Reprinted from All Things Being Equal: Instigating Opportunity in an Equitable Time (New Press, November 2007). Excerpt: In the twenty years since the first studies of the Gautreaux mobility program began to be published, our understanding of housing mobility has become increasingly sophisticated. These programs are not the ultimate “solution” to urban … [Read more...] about Connecting Families to Opportunity: The Next Generation of Housing Mobility Policy (Philip Tegeler, November 2007)
Project Choice Campaign: Boston’s METCO Program–Lessons for the Hartford Area (Erica Frankenberg, September 2007)
A PRRAC Report (September 2007). By Erica Frankenberg. Excerpt: The racial segregation and inequality of the Boston metropolitan area is well-documented. This is true when examining residential patterns, the workforce, and educational access and opportunity. The tumultuous school desegregation battle that was waged in Boston gained national headlines in the 1970s, and … [Read more...] about Project Choice Campaign: Boston’s METCO Program–Lessons for the Hartford Area (Erica Frankenberg, September 2007)
