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Alaska coalition tells Senate committee 'Housing is health care,' urges data sharing and stable funding
Summary
Owen Brooks of the Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness told the Senate Health committee that poor housing quality and homelessness produce dramatically worse health outcomes and urged better HMIS interoperability, Medicaid enrollment data sharing, and sustained state funding for homeless assistance programs.
Owen Brooks, director of organizational development for the Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness, presented to the Senate Health and Social Services Committee on how housing conditions and homelessness affect health outcomes across Alaska.
Brooks told the committee that social and economic factors — including housing quality, neighborhood conditions, and economic stability — have major impacts on population health. Citing the National Health Care for the Homeless, he said people experiencing homelessness are "3 to 4 times more likely to die prematurely," face higher rates of heart…
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