USA Today: HUD Secretary Ben Carson puts medical background to work as he tries to make housing healthier, safer

Residents of Florida and Houston’s mold and toxic air and water concerns after floodwaters receded are the latest examples of the nexus between health and housing that is becoming a top priority for the Trump administration’s housing chief.  

Former neurosurgeon, presidential candidate, and now-Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is a big believer in looking at housing as a major “social determinant of health.” That includes victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

“There’s a going to be a lot of mold and things that are unhealthy for people, so we’re going be there making sure that the restorations are healthy in that sense, too,” Carson said in an interview…