Implementation Public Health Stewardship 
Center for Community Progress
MARCH 24, 2023
Vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties—referred to by some as “blighted properties”—pose significant costs to public health, property values, local taxpayers, and more. Failure to address problem properties, just like ignoring a leaking faucet, costs more in the long run and causes more harm over time.
Center for Community Progress
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
A Zimmerman discuss how effectively managed vacant lot greening can deliver diverse public health benefits to communities. Lots with overgrowth, dumping, and other signs of deterioration discourage positive social interaction and have adverse effects on the physical and mental health of residents. . In this chapter, Laney A.
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