System and method for public housing evaluation

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a system and method for public housing evaluation including a computer-implemented public housing evaluation unit that receives survey data from a remotely connected survey device. The survey data comprises information about the physical environment of one or more public housing residents that is used to create a digital public housing environment profile for each survey participant. A plurality of digital public housing environment profiles may be statistically analyzed to create a public housing index identifying interrelationships among physical environment and demographic data in the digital public housing environment profiles. Public housing authority computers may access and view the public housing index to determine whether actions may be taken that may improve a public housing resident's physical environment and/or likelihood that they may successfully transition out of public housing.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer method for evaluating public housing, comprising the steps of:
 providing a public housing evaluation unit having a processor and a memory;   providing a survey device in data communication with said public housing unit;   receiving at said public housing evaluation unit from said survey device a digital public housing environment profile associated with a human survey participant;   analyzing at said processor of said public housing evaluation unit said digital public housing environment profile in combination with at least one stored digital public housing environment profile to identify one or more interrelationships among physical environment and demographic data in said digital public housing profiles; and   storing in said memory a public housing index including a graphical or tabular depiction of said interrelationships among said physical environment and demographic data in said digital public housing profiles.   
     
     
         2 . The computer method of  claim 1 , wherein said digital public housing environment profile further comprises data indicative of a survey participant's observation of one or more of (i) crime impacting a particular public housing facility, (ii) overall health of residents of a particular public housing facility or individual unit, (iii) physical environment of the particular public housing facility or individual unit, (iv) aging of building infrastructure for the particular public housing facility or individual unit, (v) cleanliness of the particular public housing facility or individual unit, (vi) intergenerational relationships among residents, (vii) education levels of residents, and (viii) employment status of residents. 
     
     
         3 . The computer method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving at said processor a query from a public housing authority computer for viewing access to said public housing index. 
     
     
         4 . The computer method of  claim 3 , further comprising in response to receiving said query from said public housing authority computer, transmitting at least a portion of said public housing index for display on said public housing authority computer. 
     
     
         5 . The computer method of  claim 4 , further comprising the step of receiving a query from said public housing authority computer of an individual digital public housing environment profile from said public housing index. 
     
     
         6 . The computer method of  claim 5 , further comprising in response to receiving said query from said public housing authority computer of an individual digital public housing environment profile, transmitting said individual digital public housing environment profile for display on said public housing authority computer. 
     
     
         7 . A computer system for evaluating public housing, comprising:
 a public housing evaluation unit having a processor and a memory; and   a survey device in data communication with said public housing evaluation unit;   wherein said processor of said public housing evaluation unit includes computer instructions configured to:
 receive at said public housing evaluation unit from said survey device a digital public housing environment profile associated with a human survey participant; 
 analyze at said processor of said public housing evaluation unit said digital public housing environment profile in combination with at least one stored digital public housing environment profile to identify one or more interrelationships among physical environment and demographic data in said digital public housing profiles; and 
 store in said memory a public housing index including a graphical or tabular depiction of said interrelationships among said physical environment and demographic data in said digital public housing profiles. 
   
     
     
         8 . The computer system of  claim 7 , wherein said digital public housing environment profile further comprises data indicative of a survey participant's observation of one or more of (i) crime impacting a particular public housing facility, (ii) overall health of residents of a particular public housing facility or individual unit, (iii) physical environment of the particular public housing facility or individual unit, (iv) aging of building infrastructure for the particular public housing facility or individual unit, (v) cleanliness of the particular public housing facility or individual unit, (vi) intergenerational relationships among residents, (vii) education levels of residents, and (viii) employment status of residents. 
     
     
         9 . The computer system of  claim 7 , wherein said computer instructions are further configured to receive at said processor a query from a public housing authority computer for viewing access to said public housing index. 
     
     
         10 . The computer system of  claim 9 , wherein said computer instructions are further configured to in response to receiving said query from said public housing authority computer, transmit at least a portion of said public housing index for display on said public housing authority computer. 
     
     
         11 . The computer system of  claim 10 , wherein said computer instructions are further configured to receive a query from said public housing authority computer of an individual digital public housing environment profile from said public housing index. 
     
     
         12 . The computer system of  claim 11 , wherein said computer instructions are further configured to in response to receiving said query from said public housing authority computer of an individual digital public housing environment profile, transmit said individual digital public housing environment profile for display on said public housing authority computer. 
     
     
         13 . The computer system of  claim 7 , wherein said processor and memory are implemented in a cloud computing environment, and wherein said survey device is in data communication with said public housing evaluation unit through said cloud computing environment.