Health Equity

Evictions Damage Public Health. The CDC Aims To Curb Them ― For Now

Abstract: A survey of 17 cities found more than 50,000 pandemic-related eviction filings. Housing advocates worry that increased housing instability will lead to more COVID-19 and other illnesses.

Publication: NPR

Date Published: September 29, 2020

Author(s): Bram Sable-Smith, Martha Bebinger, Darian Benson

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