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May 2002, Vol 92, No. 5 | American Journal of Public Health 709-712
© 2002 American Public Health Association

COMMENTARY

America's Affordable Housing Crisis: A Contract Unfulfilled

Lance Freeman, PhD

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Lance Freeman, PhD, Department of Urban Planning, Columbia University, 400 Avery Hall, 1172 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027 (e-mail: lf182{at}columbia.edu).

For many poor Americans, having a decent home and suitable living environment remains a dream. This lack of adequate housing is not only a burden for many of the poor, but it is harmful to the larger society as well, because of the adverse effects of inadequate housing on public health.

Not only is the failure to provide adequate housing shortsighted from a policy perspective, but it is also a failure to live up to societal obligations. There is a societal obligation to meet the housing needs of everyone, including the most disadvantaged. Housing assistance must become a federally-funded entitlement.


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