@article{4921094fbac848ae8a517dd783836add,
title = "A social-return-on-investment analysis of bon secours hospital{\textquoteright}s {\textquoteleft}housing for health{\textquoteright} affordable housing program",
abstract = "Community health programs aimed at addressing the social determinants of health often face challenges demonstrating their impact through traditional economic evaluation methods of return-on-investment analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, or cost-benefit analysis. Using a social-return-on-investment (SROI) analysis, we evaluated the broader social, environmental, and economic benefits of Bon Secours Hospital{\textquoteright}s Housing for Health program, an affordable housing program aimed at addressing the social and environmental determinants affecting its community{\textquoteright}s health in Baltimore, Maryland. Bon Secours currently has 801 units of affordable housing across twelve properties in West Baltimore. Results indicate the significant social value of the Bon Secours affordable housing program, generating between $1.30 and $1.92 of social return in the community for every dollar in yearly operating costs. These findings suggest that broader access to affordable housing could produce a positive social value and demonstrate the relevance of SROI for quantifying the impacts of community health programs.",
author = "Drabo, {Emmanuel Fulgence} and Grace Eckel and Ross, {Samuel L.} and Michael Brozic and Carlton, {Chanie G.} and Warren, {Tatiana Y.} and George Kleb and Aurelia Laird and Porter, {Keshia M.Pollack} and Pollack, {Craig Evan}",
note = "Funding Information: Michael Brozic, Tatiana Warren, and Aurelia Laird were employees of the Bon Secours Health System when this work was performed. Samuel Ross, Chanie Carlton, and George Kleb are employees of Bon Secours Community Works, part of the Bon Secours Health System. Their relationship to Bon Secours Health System had no impact on the analyses conducted in this study. Craig Evan Pollack is supported by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Grant No. R03HD098411 and is an unpaid member of Enterprise Community Partners{\textquoteright} Health Advisory Council and a paid consultant to the Open Communities Alliance. In September 2019 Johns Hopkins University entered into a contract with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for Pollack to work part time on a temporary assignment, assisting the department on housing and health issues. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of HUD or other government agencies. Pollack also reports stock ownership in Gilead Pharmaceuticals. This study would not have been possible without the engagement of the leadership of Bon Secours Hospital, as well as the research participation of the on-site service coordinators for the Bon Secours housing units. Talib Horne contributed to the initial discussions of this study. Funding Information: financial grants manager of Bon Secours Community Works. At the time this work was conducted, she was the financial grants manager of Bon Secours Hospital, Bon Secours Health System. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Project HOPE— The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00998",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "40",
pages = "513--520",
journal = "Health Affairs",
issn = "0278-2715",
publisher = "Project Hope",
number = "3",
}