Webinar on the AFFH Rule: The Proposed Change, What it Means for Health Equity, and What We Can Do

In 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) adopted the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule, which sets out a framework for local governments, states, and public housing agencies to act to overcome historic patterns of segregation, promote fair housing choice, and foster inclusive communities that are free from discrimination. On January 14, 2020, HUD formally published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would redefine the AFFH rule, eliminating its focus on addressing residential segregation.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Build Healthy Places Network hosted a webinar discussing the connection between residential segregation and health, the proposed AFFH change and what it could mean for health equity, how cities are currently using the rule, and what we can do as a community in response to the proposed change.

Submit a formal comment in response to the rule by March 16 here:


RWJF has created a factsheet and detailed summary with language you can use for developing a comment, available here:

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