Project information
- Category: Humana_Housing_Insecurity_Prediction
- Client: Case Competition
- Project date: Fall 2022
- Project URL: Code Link for Data Exploration
- Project URL: Code Link 1
- Project URL: Code Link 2
Health-related social needs (HRSNs) are the immediate health-harming conditions affecting a specific individual. These HRSNs are quite often a result of structural and/or social determinants of health that are in place. HRSN examples include: food insecurity, transportation barriers, loneliness, financial strain, and housing insecurity. Housing insecurity is the focus of this case competition and is defined as the lack of access to quality and safe housing. It may include scenarios such as lack of affordability, unsafe/overcrowded conditions or frequent moves. 37.1 million American households are “housing cost-burdened,” and 32.7% of older adult households have severe housing problems. Resulting health problems can range from allergies to neurological to heart damage. Using the provided data and potentially supplementing it with public data, creating a model to identify Medicare members most likely to be struggling with housing insecurity issues and propose solutions that help people achieving their best health.