Healthy Homes,
Healthy Communities
Presented by
Amanda Hatherly
Chris Trent
Noreen Beatley
New Mexico Energy$mart Academy
at Santa Fe Community College
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
Healthy Housing Solutions
August 20, 2014
HUD Healthy Communities
Transformation Initiative
New Mexico Housing Summit  Albuquerque, NM  August 2014
PARTNERS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
HUD Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
Chris Trent, Peter Ashley
Healthy Housing Solutions
Noreen Beatley, Rajiv Bhatia, Jack Anderson
ICF International
International City/County Management Association
National Center for Healthy Housing
Urban Institute
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THE LANDSCAPE
Neighborhood conditions are
important determinants of health and
human development outcomes
Identifying and monitoring indicators
can help improve community health
Growing need for health-focused,
comprehensive and nationally-relevant
indicators and best practices
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OVERVIEW
Healthy Communities Transformation Initiative (HCTI)
Core Set of Standard Indicators
Assessment Tool
Design Assessment and Test
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TIMELINE & PROCESS
HCI
Healthy
Communities
Index
HCAT PILOTS
Healthy
Communities
Assessment Tool
Piloting the
HCI
and HCAT
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HCI CONSTRUCTION
Nexus to Health
Data Availability
Actionability
Community Relevance
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HCAT
 Details
HCI indicators
 Compares and ranks
neighborhoods
 Public platform to discuss
community health
 Resource to improve
community health
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ANTICIPATED USERS & APPLICATIONS
HCI & HCAT
Who?
How?
Government Agencies
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Elected Officials
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Citizens & Advocates
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Developers & Builders
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Needs Assessments
Performance
Measurement &
Monitoring
Community Awareness
& Education
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TESTING THE HCTI PRODUCTS
Albuquerque, NM
Assess indicators selected for the HCI
Evaluate index and indicator usefulness
• Investment
• Planning
• Program development
Minneapolis, MN
Charleston, SC
Determine effectiveness of the HCAT
• Functionality
• Ease of use
San Diego, CA
Partner and stakeholder engagement
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
NOREEN BEATLEY
Senior Project Manager
Healthy Housing Solutions
nbeatley@healthyhousingsolutions.com
CHRIS TRENT
Health Scientist
HUD Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
Chris.B.Trent@hud.gov
www.healthyhousingsolutions.com/Projects/HUDHealthyCommunitiesTransformationInitiative.aspx