HUD’s Healthy Communities
Transformation Initiative
July 2015
National Council of La Raza Health Summit
HUD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE (HCTI)
PARTNERS
HUD Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes
Healthy Housing Solutions
ICF International
International City/County Management Association
National Center for Healthy Housing
Urban Institute
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HUD & Healthy Communities
Strong Community Environments =
Healthier Communities
Supportive Systems Foster
Healthy Behaviors
Negative Environmental Issues
Impact Low-Income Communities
Platform to Improve Quality of Life
HUD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE (HCTI)
HUD OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTH HOMES (OLHCHH)
Grants for Producing Lead-Safe and Healthy Housing Units
• HUD OLHCHH provides and monitors funding to states and local governments to
produce lead-safe and healthy housing units
Technical Studies Grants
• HUD provides funding to organizations to research methods, costs, and health benefits
of making homes safe and healthy
Enforcement
• HUD enforces the Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Rule and works with HUD program
offices on compliance with the Lead Safe Housing Rule
Special Initiatives
• Initiatives to improve indoor environmental quality include promoting smoke-free
housing, implementing the federal radon action plan, and the federal strategies on
asthma disparities and healthy homes.
Outreach
• OLHCHH provides education and outreach to grantees; state, local and tribal
governments; and the public on how to make homes safe and healthy
THE LANDSCAPE
Defining healthy communities
Neighborhood level conditions are
determinants of health and human
development outcomes
Identifying and monitoring indicators
can improve community health
Need for comprehensive, healthfocused, best practices
HUD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE (HCTI)
OVERVIEW
Healthy Communities Transformation Initiative (HCTI)
Healthy
(HCI)
Core
SetCommunities
of Standard Index
Indicators
Healthy Communities
Assessment
Tool
Assessment Tool (HCAT)
Design
Assessment
and Test
HCTI Pilot
Cities
HUD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE (HCTI)
HCI CONSTRUCTION: FRAMEWORK
Uniform Definition of “Neighborhood” Level
Range and Scope
Research and Review
Expert Advice and Input
HUD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE (HCTI)
HCI DOMAINS
Environmental
Hazards
Educational
Opportunities
Natural Areas
Employment
Opportunities
Transportation
Services
Neighborhood
Characteristics
Housing
Economic Health
Social Cohesion
Health Systems &
Public Safety
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HCI CONSTRUCTION: INDICATOR SELECTION
Nexus to Health
Data Availability
Actionability
Community Relevance
HUD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE (HCTI)
INDICATOR SELECTION PROCESS
Considered
• More than 220 indicators
Reviewed
• More than 90 indicators
HUD Selected
• 37 core indicators
• 5 contextual indicators
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UNIQUE VALUE OF THE HCI
What Differentiates the HCTI from Other Projects
Indicators viewed through health lens
Neighborhood level
Standardization
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KEY BENEFITS
Neighborhood Level Measures
Generate community engagement
Reveal differences/disparities
Target resources and action
Provide information for planning
Add new data to existing systems
HUD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE (HCTI)
HEALTHY COMMUNITIES ASSESSMENT TOOL
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Details HCI Indicators
Compares and Ranks
Neighborhoods & Indicator
Values
Platform to discuss
community health
Resource to improve
community health
HUD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE (HCTI)
DATA PREP
HUD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE (HCTI)
DATA COLLECTION
Form of HCAT Input
HCAT Input
Geography
Priority Indicators
Access to Parks and
Open Space
Proportion Rate Dichotoms
Census Block
Chronic School Absence Neighborhood
X
Neighborhood
X
Household
Transportation Costs
Census Block
X
ZIP Code
X
Motor Vehicle Collisions Census Tract
Offsite Alcohol Outlets
Preventable
Hospitalizations
Residential
Proximity to Traffic
Census Block
Group
Avg
Pop Wtd Inverse
Avg
Measure
X
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No
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X
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X
ZIP Code
Zip Code
Count
X
HS Graduation Rate
Low Birth Weight
Score
X
Census Tract
Food Desert
Aggregation
X
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No
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No
X
Yes
X
Yes
X
Yes
X
Yes
X
X
X
Yes
X
HUD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE (HCTI)
Yes
Yes
DATA APPLICATIONS
Who will use the data?
How will it be used?
City Planners / Developers
Elected Officials
Advocates / Citizen Groups
City Agency Administrators
Public Health Professionals
HUD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE (HCTI)
DATA APPLICATIONS
Who will use the data?
How will it be used?
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Strategic Planning and Policy Development
Land Use Regulation
Public Infrastructure and Program Investments
Business and Residential Site Selection
Plan and Program Performance Monitoring
Civic Engagement
Education
Research and Evaluation
Philanthropy
HUD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE (HCTI)
TESTING THE HCTI PRODUCTS
Albuquerque, NM
Assess indicators selected for the HCI
Evaluate index and indicator usefulness
• Investment
• Planning
• Program development
Minneapolis, MN
Providence, RI
Determine effectiveness of the HCAT
• Functionality
• Ease of use
San Diego, CA
Partner and stakeholder engagement
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HUD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE (HCTI)
HCAT DEMONSTRATION
HUD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE (HCTI)
HUD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE (HCTI)
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Noreen Beatley
Chris Trent
Project Manager, HUD HCTI
Healthy Housing Solutions
nbeatley@healthyhousingsolutions.com
Health Scientist
HUD OLHCHH
Chris.B.Trent@hud.gov
www.hud/gov/lead