"A safe, decent, affordable home is like a vaccine -- it literally keeps children healthy," says Dr. Megan Sandel, Co-Principal Investigator at Children's Health Watch; Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Public Health at Boston University Schools for Medicine and Public Health; and Medical Director of the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership. In this month's episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast, Dr. Sandel joins host Joanne Greene in a lively and informative discussion on the impacts of what Dr. Sandel calls "housing insecurity"-- overcrowded conditions, frequent moves, unsafe or unsanitary conditions, and inability to keep up with rents--on the health of children, particularly those between the ages of zero and three.

RESOURCES

* Listen to this and prior episodes of the Affordable Housing Podcast at EdenHousing.org

* For additional information on this topic, visit:

* ChildrensHealthwatch.org

* Medical-LegalPartnership.org

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