Federal Housing Assistance and Chronic Disease Among US Adults, 2005–2018

Abstract

What is already known on this topic?Housing insecurity is associated with poor health outcomes, and receiving federal housing assistance is associated with mixed health outcomes in various studies. What is added by this report?This study used nationally representative data on adults aged 20 years or older during 2005-2018 and showed that almost half of adults assisted by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development had obesity.What are the implications for public health practice?Results from this study can help inform future research on the relationship between housing assistance and chronic disease.