Community development for improved housing, health equity, and education in rural Honduras.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Public health nursing"
DOI: 10.1111/phn.12902
Abstract: This paper describes an international, long-term, population health project in rural Honduras among Mayan villagers, focused on collaboration, community building, partnership formation, and improvement of their living situation. Improved housing, health checks, education for their… read more here.
Keywords: housing health; community; rural honduras; improved housing ... See more keywords
Interventions to Improve Children's Health by Improving the Housing Environment.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Reviews on environmental health"
DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2004-19-3-404
Abstract: Young children spend more than 90% of their time in the household environment-a likely place of exposure to hazardous substances. In the developing world, childhood diarrheal disease and acute lower respiratory infections represent a large… read more here.
Keywords: housing health; factors include; housing; children health ... See more keywords
Housing and Health in Later Life.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Reviews on environmental health"
DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2004-19-3-405
Abstract: The goal of this paper is to compile recent data on the housing and health in old age, with special emphasis on geropsychological and gerontological studies. The authors first introduce their understanding of both housing… read more here.
Keywords: housing health; health later; health related; housing ... See more keywords
Housing as Health Care: An Interview with Housing Advocate Michelle Kennedy
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "North Carolina Medical Journal"
DOI: 10.18043/ncm.83.2.115
Abstract: Housing’s impact on health goes beyond the need for a roof over one’s head. Severe housing problems, such as overcrowding, high housing costs, or lack of plumbing or kitchen facilities, contribute to poor health outcomes… read more here.
Keywords: housing; health; housing health; michelle kennedy ... See more keywords
Housing as a Platform for Health and Equity: Evidence and Future Directions.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "American journal of public health"
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2019.305210
Abstract: The links between housing and health are now known to be strong and multifaceted and to generally span across 4 key pillars: stability, affordability, quality and safety, and neighborhood opportunity. Housing disparities in the United… read more here.
Keywords: health; housing health; health equity; housing ... See more keywords
Is Housing a Health Insult?
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health"
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14060567
Abstract: In seeking to understand the relationship between housing and health, research attention is often focussed on separate components of people’s whole housing ‘bundles’. We propose in this paper that such conceptual and methodological abstraction of… read more here.
Keywords: index; housing health; housing insults; housing ... See more keywords
How Economic Analysis Can Contribute to Understanding the Links between Housing and Health
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health"
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14090996
Abstract: An economic analysis of housing’s linkages to health can assist policy makers and researchers to make better decisions about which housing interventions and policies are the most cost-beneficial. The challenge is to include cobenefits. The… read more here.
Keywords: health economic; economic analysis; housing health; housing ... See more keywords
Housing and Health: Here We Go Again
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health"
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182212060
Abstract: Housing is one of the major determinants of human health and the current COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted its relevance. The authors summarize the main issues, including dimensional standards, indoor air quality, safety, accessibility, neighborhoods, and… read more here.
Keywords: health; housing health; housing; health housing ... See more keywords