How eviction affects preventive and primary care
Official title: The impact of eviction on preventive and primary care: a large-scale administrative linkage study
Funded at Drexel University · NIH-11450177 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project looks at how losing housing affects people’s ability to get routine preventive and primary care.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Drexel University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Philadelphia, United States) |
| Project start | September 1, 2026 |
| Project end | June 30, 2031 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $789,428 |
| NIH project number | 1R01NR022053-01A1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11450177 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adults experiencing housing instability or eviction risk, and their primary care and preventive service access.
✕Less likely to help
Individuals without housing instability or who do not rely on primary or preventive care are less directly impacted.
What this research studies
This project connects large sets of health and housing data to see whether eviction changes how often people have continuous primary care, get vaccines and screenings, and use urgent care. It aims to identify which preventive services are most affected by unstable housing and disruptions in care. The goal is to find ways healthcare and housing programs can cooperate to keep people connected to care even when housing is unstable. The study focuses on adults, including those at risk for breast and cervical cancer screening, to understand broader health consequences of eviction.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, findings could inform policies and programs to protect continuous care for people facing housing instability, potentially improving cancer screening and chronic disease management.
How similar studies have gone: Early research suggests housing instability harms continuity of care, but comprehensive, large-scale analyses are limited.
Where this research is happening
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Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Schwartz, Gabriel Lawrence — Drexel University
- Study coordinator: Schwartz, Gabriel Lawrence
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.