The quality of housing has major implications for people’s health. Poor housing is associated with a wide range of health conditions such as respiratory diseases including asthma, cardiovascular diseases, injuries, mental health and infectious diseases including tuberculosis, influenza and diarrhoea. . Housing is becoming increasingly important to public health due to demographic and climate changes, according to the latest WHO Housing and health guidelines. The guidelines provide new evidence-based recommendations on how to reduce major health risks associated with poor housing conditions in 4 areas: Inadequate living space (crowding);
Low and high indoor temperatures; Injury hazards in the home; and Accessibility of housing for people with functional impairments.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/who-housing-and-health-guidelines
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/WHO Guidelines on Health and Housing.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/world-health-organization
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/housing
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indoor-air-pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infectious-diseases
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hypertension-blood-pressure
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/respiratory-diseases
