A must listen! A fascinating panel discussion with senior leaders from the National Low Income Housing Coalition, National Education Association, National Alliance to End Homelessness, NAACP, Community Catalyst, and Children's Defense Fund about why each of their organizations joined the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign and the various ways in which housing is deeply connected to their own sectors of work, from education to civil rights to homelessness to healthcare to child advocacy.

This panel was recorded before a live audience in Washington D.C. on May 10, 2018.

Intro/Closing Song by: David Szesztay - "Joyful Meeting"

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Episode 1 - Dr. Megan Sandel

This episode dives into the deep connections between housing and health with a nationally recognized expert in the field. Sometimes, the prescription that patients really need for their ailments is a safe, decent, affordable home. Dr. Sandel explains her career journey as a pediatrician and how she became an affordable housing advocate; the various ways in which housing is one of the most important social determinants of health; how the housing sector and healthcare sector can do a better job of aligning efforts; why her organization, Children's HealthWatch, joined the Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector housing campaign; and her ideas for innovative policy solutions. If you want to get smarter on the connections between housing and health, listen now!

Intro/Closing Song by: David Szesztay - "Joyful Meeting"

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