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  • Housing instability undermines public health response to COVID-19

    Jun 11, 2020 9:30 am by Phil CicioraCOVID-19
    Law professor Michelle D. Layser and urban and regional planning professor Andrew Greenlee. Photo collage by L. Brian Stauffer

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    • Law professor Michelle D. Layser and urban and regional planning professor Andrew Greenlee. Photo collage by L. Brian Stauffer

    More households are facing acute housing distress or homelessness, forcing people to 'double up' with friends or relatives. This decreases their levels of social distancing and heightens the risk of transmission and exposure to COVID-19.