Introduction
- Coronavirus pandemic: a powerful force that has shaped every area of social and business interactions;
- Real estate: one of the least considered yet most affected areas;
- Himmelstein (2021): eviction being a tremendous problem affecting the livelihood of vulnerable groups (aging people, women, and ethnic minorities);
- Eviction: “exclusion of people from one or more current crucial uses of a particular area of land or other territories” and the product of a failed attempt at addressing eh pandemic (Annunziata & Lees, 2016, p. 149).
Advantages of the Solution
Advantage 1
- Opportunity to shed light on the needs of vulnerable groups
- Outlining the current concerns and the means of acting to correct them
Advantage 2
- Opportunity to view the issue from different points of view
- Opportunity to consider key extraneous factors
Disadvantages of the Solution
- Key disadvantage: lack of a clearly defined approach toward time management;
- No clarifications regarding the sample size and its justification;
- Therefore, no evidence proving the conclusive legitimacy of the proposed outcomes.
Efficacy of the Proposed Change: Delivery and Access
- Current delivery rates: possible issues due to the time constraints;
- Future projections: gradual implementation of the project;
- Access to proposed services: moderate due to the time management issues;
- Solution: emphasis on the analysis of population-specific factors defining its vulnerability to eviction.
Efficacy of the Proposed Change: Financing
- Current financial projections seriously lacking in detail;
- Absence of a well-defined budgeting plan;
- CDC specifies that no direct rent relief will be provided to vulnerable groups;
- Stronger and more effective financial strategies and approaches toward budget planning are needed.
Organizations and Interest Groups
- Support of CDC as one of the most influential health organizations;
- Assistance of the NHS as another powerful health organization;
- Local groups and companies as suppliers and partners.
Selected policy
- Regulatory: to provide clear guidelines and legal standards for addressing the issue;
- Facilitating: to ensure that the established rules are followed and accepted as a uniform approach across the U.S.
Selected Organization
- Selected body: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Rationale: opportunity to promote evidence-based research;
- Benefits: financial support and provision of resources
References
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2021). Funding announcements. Web.
Annunziata, S., & Lees, L. (2016). Resisting ‘austerity gentrification’ and displacement in Southern Europe. Sociological Research Online, 21(3), 148-155.
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Blakeley, G. (2021). Financialization, real estate and COVID-19 in the UK. Community Development Journal, 56(1), 79-99. Web.
Saloner, B., Gollust, S. E., Planalp, C., & Blewett, L. A. (2020). Access and enrollment in safety net programs in the wake of COVID-19: A national cross-sectional survey. PloS One, 15(10). Web.