STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS: ADDRESSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOUSING AND NUTRITION SECURITY AMONG MAJORITY-MINORITY COMMUNITIES IN DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
To better address the broad spectrum of health in Durham County, North Carolina, this capstone offers a series of housing and nutritional policy reforms that aim to improve the economic security of Durham County residents by addressing the bidirectional nature of housing and food insecurity. The following proposal explains the impact economic precarity and instability has on Durham County residents’ health and how it impacts how residents live, work, and play. The proposal details how reforming zoning laws for affordable housing, coupled with community gardens and nutrition education can help improve economic security for Durham County residents and how such policies will improve the County’s public health. These proposals also include a detailed budget its zoning reform policy and program evaluation for its community gardens program. The proposal also includes an appendix with an additional housing reform policy to build additional permanent low-income housing.Master of Science in Public Healt
