Kaiser Permanente Unveils Housing Program to Address SDOH

The community programs will address homelessness, an SDOH that has worsened by 25 percent in the past two years.

New community health programs from Kaiser Permanente aim to address the homelessness issue that affects the Oakland, California, area as a part of the health system’s efforts to address the social determinants of health (SDOH).

In a press conference earlier this week, Kaiser, along with its community partners Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) and East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC), unveiled its new affordable housing development in the East Oakland area.

The development, which cost EBALDC $8.7 million using $5.1 million in assistance from Kaiser and Enterprise, includes 41 units and is close to Kaiser’s world headquarters.