What We're Learning

Evidence for Action (E4A) funds research evaluating the population health, wellbeing, and racial equity impacts of programs, policies, and practices. What We're Learning is a repository of media pieces, research articles, presentations, reports, and other materials highlighting E4A supported research and findings. Sort by topic or resource type.

Effect of public housing redevelopment on reported and perceived crime in a Seattle neighborhood

Housing & Neighborhoods

Published Research resource

Linking Health and Housing Data to Create a Sustainable Cross-Sector Partnership

Housing & Neighborhoods

Published Research resource

Assisted housing and healthy child development

Published Research resource

In the foreground, there’s a young Black man wearing an emergency medical response orange jacket and looking into the camera, and a blurred background of the inside of an ambulance.

Prevention Beyond Deterrence

There is a movement toward supported crisis response, with a focus on helping individuals achieve sustainable, positive health and wellbeing. This shift moves away from traditional policing models that focus on preventing crime through coercion and criminal deterrence. Such shifts have the potential to result in safer communities and enhanced health and racial justice

Published Research resource

Neighbor Interviews: The Safety & Health Innovation Through Neighborhood Engagement (SHINE) STudy

This report provides a rapid analysis of findings from an ongoing process evaluation of the Holistic Empathetic Assistance Response Team (HEART) program, focusing on feedback for the HEART program from the perspective of community members who have interacted with HEART (“neighbors”).

Briefs, Reports, and Infographics resource

Building a Culture of Health Through the Built Environment: Impact of a Cluster Randomized Trial Remediating Vacant and Abandoned Property on Health Mindsets

Residents living in areas where property remediation addressed both vacant lots and abandoned homes experienced significant increases in sense of community.

Housing & Neighborhoods

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Longitudinal Impacts of High Versus Low Greenness on Cardiovascular Disease Conditions

Green space goes hand-in-hand with cardiovascular health, with tree planting as a possible strategy to improve health. Research shows that areas with more plants and trees (greenness) are associated with lower incidence of cardiovascular disease.

Published Research resource

Why Do Payment Plans Fail and Debt Goes Unpaid?

Detailing the benefits of people paying utilities or traffic violation collection through segmented pricing, or payment pricing based on the customer's ability to pay, for improved equity

Briefs, Reports, and Infographics resource

Longitudinal Impacts of Precision Greenness on Alzheimer’s Disease

The research team discovered that living in greener, more walkable neighborhoods is associated with lower incidence of Alzheimer's Disease.

Published Research resource

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‘Housing First’ Increased Psychiatric Care Office Visits And Prescriptions While Reducing Emergency Visits

Using a randomized controlled trial, E4A grantees found that permanent supportive housing led to increases in psychiatric care office visits and fewer emergency department visits.

Housing & Neighborhoods

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Stress and Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Neighborhood Context

Interventions that target neighborhood environments and social factors that can mitigate psychological distress and inform local initiatives are of great importance, even more so in times of crisis.

Housing & Neighborhoods

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Neighborhood Police Encounters, Health, And Violence In A Southern City

Growing evidence indicates that policy around policing needs to focus on the relationship between frequent police interactions and health and violence outcomes.

Published Research resource