Ensuring safe and healthy homes for all families takes strategic and purposeful action. During a Healthy People 2020 webinar on Thursday, March 10, Marice Ashe, founder and CEO of ChangeLab Solutions, will examine the five ways communities can use law and policy to make housing more healthy for everyone, especially those in low-income communities. Her presentation will highlight ChangeLab Solutions’ worklinking housing policy and health.
“The law is a critical tool for making social change that benefits everyone,” Ashe said. “Health begins well before the doctor’s office. It begins in homes, workplaces, and neighborhoods. We can address the conditions that cause chronic disease and promote health using legal and policy tools.”
Ashe will introduce the five essential public health law services – a new way of looking at how law and policy improve health – and show how they can be leveraged to strengthen partnerships and make positive changes for everyone in a community. She will present alongside experts from Healthy People 2020, Cincinnati Child Health-Law Partnership, the Cincinnati Health Department, and theNational Center for Medical-Legal Partnership.