Housing and Health: How is Research on Public Housing Failing Residents?

Abstract

This paper examines research design plans that establish deteriorated health as an outcome of public housing residence. Previous research conducted with varying fields has led to the widespread stigmatization of public housing as an area of desperation and danger. However, new experimentation is leading researchers to accept public housing as a stable environment. Evidence from this study finds that research conclusions on public housing and deteriorated health are either inconsistent or unreliable. This is because much of the resident data on public housing and health is not interlinked. Therefore, current research design plans for housing and health lack appropriate data, factor analysis and knowledge of resident behavior. Thus, research designs must be reformed so they accurately describe resident experience and strengthen government course of action. This qualitative study will review research on housing and health for a 20 year period from 2003-2023 to provide usable research design methods that are progressive to scientists' study of housing and health.