The 2021 DATOS report focuses on Latinos and housing and includes its comprehensive collection of data under the theme,
“Elements of a Healthy Community.”
This approach is inspired by our partnership with Vitalyst Health Foundation, which is working to “connect, support and inform
efforts to improve the health of individuals and communities in Arizona.” The featured elements are modeled after the work of
the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Everyone deserves an opportunity to live in a safe and healthy environment, and a critical measure of a community’s health is
affordable housing. However, there are many other factors at play, from education to community safety, economic opportunity,
health care, environmental quality, food affordability, community design, parks and recreation, social/cultural cohesion, social
justice, transportation, and, yes, affordable housing.
