File #: G&R17-01    Version: 1
Type: Guideline & Recommendation Status: Lapsed
File created: In control: Board of Health
On agenda: Final action: 3/16/2017
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: A GUIDELINE AND RECOMMENDATION to inform government officials working at regional, county, and city levels on housing strategies and policies to improve the health of residents and communities while preserving housing affordability throughout King County in compliance with the 2012 King County Countywide Planning policies on housing.
Indexes: Public Health
Attachments: 1. G&R17-01 Notice of Public Hearing.doc, 2. staff report, 3. G&R 17-01 Affidavit of Pub - Seattle Tiimes - Publish: 3-1-17
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Clerk 02/24/2017
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A GUIDELINE AND RECOMMENDATION to inform government officials working at regional, county, and city levels on housing strategies and policies to improve the health of residents and communities while preserving housing affordability throughout King County in compliance with the 2012 King County Countywide Planning policies on housing.
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The Board of Health adopts guidelines that are intended to acknowledge the connections between housing and health and inform government officials working at regional, county, and city levels on housing strategies and policies to improve the health of all residents and communities in King County. The guidelines are broadly organized into two categories: 1. Local Policy Actions intended to be actionable within the scope and rule-making authority of jurisdictions; and 2. Cross Sector Partnership Opportunities where cross-sector partnerships are crucial to create and maintain healthy housing. Within these categories, guidelines focus on six areas: overarching healthy housing policies; residential building design and maintenance; knowledge and education; community design; housing and health services; and housing affordability. The guidelines are informed by leading causes of housing-related disease, injury and death in King County. The guidelines apply to all populations of King County and should be considered and applied to an overall policy strategy that considers equity in housing opportunities and balances the need to address unhealthy housing conditions with preservation and expansion of affordable housing stock.

The following Guidelines and Recommendations are intended to inform government officials working at regional, county and city levels on housing strategies and policies to improve the health of residents and communities while preserving housing affordability throughout King County in compliance with the 2012 King County Countywide Planning Policies on housing. The Guidelines and Reco...

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