Establish a framework to increase walking and biking trails and improve connectivity of non-auto paths and trails in a particular area
Policies & Programs
Policies and programs that can improve health
filtered by "Government ", "Housing and Transit", and "Some Evidence"
13 results
Bike & pedestrian master plans
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Housing and Transit, Diet and Exercise
Community Development Block Grants (CDBGs)
Provide funding for local community development activities such as affordable housing, anti-poverty programs, and infrastructure development
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Housing and Transit
Debt advice for tenants with unpaid rent
Offer debt advice from trained providers to tenants with unpaid, overdue rent to help repay debt and increase financial literacy
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Income, Housing and Transit
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)
Provide eligible low and very low income families with vouchers to help cover the costs of rental housing; also called Section 8
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Housing and Transit
Inclusionary zoning & housing policies
Require developers to reserve a proportion of housing units for low income residents via mandatory requirements or incentives such as density bonuses
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Housing and Transit
Land banking
Acquire, hold, manage, and develop properties such as vacant lots, abandoned buildings, or foreclosures, and transition them to productive uses, often affordable housing developments.
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Housing and Transit, Diet and Exercise
Legal support for tenants in eviction proceedings
Provide legal representation for tenants with low incomes in eviction proceedings or offer limited legal assistance to prepare tenants to represent themselves in court
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Housing and Transit
Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs)
Provide funding via tax credits at the state and local level to support development and rehabilitation costs of low income rental housing
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Housing and Transit
Out of town bypasses
Establish roads that avoid built-up areas such as towns, cities, or commercial/business districts
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Housing and Transit, Community Safety
Radon mitigation programs
Prevent radon from entering occupied buildings and reduce existing indoor air radon levels via soil depressurization, home or room pressurization, heat recovery ventilation, etc.
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Housing and Transit