Table 1.

Research Gaps and Recommendations for Housing and Health

Housing construct	Research gaps or recommendations
Stability	Increase efforts to measure primary and secondary CVD prevention and management in homeless populations Add questions on housing insecurity to health studies
Quality and Safety	Examine whether and how housing deterioration (structural features) impacts CV outcomes Examine whether interventions that improve indoor air quality and energy efficiency impact cardiometabolic risk factors and CVD
Affordability and Accessibility	Continue efforts to understand the impact of gentrification on CVD Evaluate CV health impacts of interventions designed to increase housing affordability and accessibility
Neighborhood environment	Use quasi-experimental designs to evaluate CV impacts of interventions, programs, and policies designed to improve neighborhood conditions Examine how changes in neighborhood environments impact changes in CV health over time
All	Design interventions that address multiple features of housing Develop comparative studies that consider health implications of housing for urban and rural residents