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Detroit’s legacy of housing inequity has caused long-term health impacts − these policies can help mitigate that harm
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From the Atlanta Daily World:
More than half of Detroiters rent Detroit’s aging housing stock. Suzanne Tucker/Getty Images by Roshanak Mehdipanah, University of Michigan; Kate Brantley, University of Michigan, and Melika Belhaj, University of Michigan Detroiters who face rising rents, poor living conditions and systemic barriers to affordable and safe housing are at greater risk of poor health, our research … Continued
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