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Economic Stability
Economic Stability
Research shows that individuals experiencing housing instability have limited access to preventive care and are more likely to have infectious diseases and chronic health conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Homeless individuals also have a shorter life span. This guide highlights a web of socioeconomic factors that are interconnected, contribute to housing instability and influence health outcomes.
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Education
Education is a significant social determinant that influences health over one’s lifetime.
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Employment
Employment is linked to the fundamental causes of health inequality.
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Food Insecurity
Food insecurity is one of the nation’s leading health and nutrition issues.
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Insurance Coverage
Health coverage plays a major role in enabling people to access health care.
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Poverty Rates
The working poor struggle to overcome lack of access to quality health care.
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Technology Access
Technology has the power to make health care more accessible.
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Housing Cost and Stability
Eviction filings in 2021 remained well below normal, pre-pandemic levels.
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Chronic Conditions
The nonclinical aspects of a patient’s life may affect disease onset and progression.
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Poverty and Education
This visualization presents level of education and poverty rates for Northampton County, at a census tract level, along with the percent of the population receiving Medicaid.