Housing As a Basic Health Need: Lessons from the Pandemic

Thu, November 2, 2023 6:30 PM at Saginaw Valley State University


As part of the Your Health Lecture Series, join Sean Valles, PhD, for an engaging conversation on building a more ethical society focusing on housing as a basic health need.

You’ll learn about:

  • The scientific evidence for the health harms of homelessness and health benefits of housing interventions
  • The “housing first model” from alternative models of housing policy
  • Policy disputes over restrictions on evictions to ethical disputes over the role of public health in society


Date & Location

Thursday, November 2, at 6:30 p.m.
Saginaw Valley State University, Gilbertson Hall, Ott Auditorium
7400 Bay Road, Saginaw

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Sponsored by Saginaw Valley State University and MSU College of Human Medicine


Sean A. Valles, PhD
Professor and Director
Center for Bioethics and Social Justice
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine