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ArticleAmerican journal of public health2015

Health Benefits of Green Public Housing: Associations With Asthma Morbidity and Building-Related Symptoms.

Meryl D Colton, Jose Guillermo Cedeno Laurent, Piers MacNaughton, John Kane, Mae Bennett-Fripp, John Spengler, Gary Adamkiewicz

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Article in American journal of public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Meryl D ColtonMeryl D. Colton, Jose Guillermo Cedeno Laurent, Piers MacNaughton, John Spengler, and Gary Adamkiewicz are with the Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA. John Kane is with the Boston Housing Authority. Mae Bennett-Fripp is with the Committee for Boston Public Housing.
Jose Guillermo Cedeno LaurentMeryl D. Colton, Jose Guillermo Cedeno Laurent, Piers MacNaughton, John Spengler, and Gary Adamkiewicz are with the Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA. John Kane is with the Boston Housing Authority. Mae Bennett-Fripp is with the Committee for Boston Public Housing.
Piers MacNaughtonMeryl D. Colton, Jose Guillermo Cedeno Laurent, Piers MacNaughton, John Spengler, and Gary Adamkiewicz are with the Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA. John Kane is with the Boston Housing Authority. Mae Bennett-Fripp is with the Committee for Boston Public Housing.
John KaneMeryl D. Colton, Jose Guillermo Cedeno Laurent, Piers MacNaughton, John Spengler, and Gary Adamkiewicz are with the Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA. John Kane is with the Boston Housing Authority. Mae Bennett-Fripp is with the Committee for Boston Public Housing.
Mae Bennett-FrippMeryl D. Colton, Jose Guillermo Cedeno Laurent, Piers MacNaughton, John Spengler, and Gary Adamkiewicz are with the Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA. John Kane is with the Boston Housing Authority. Mae Bennett-Fripp is with the Committee for Boston Public Housing.
John SpenglerMeryl D. Colton, Jose Guillermo Cedeno Laurent, Piers MacNaughton, John Spengler, and Gary Adamkiewicz are with the Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA. John Kane is with the Boston Housing Authority. Mae Bennett-Fripp is with the Committee for Boston Public Housing.
Gary AdamkiewiczMeryl D. Colton, Jose Guillermo Cedeno Laurent, Piers MacNaughton, John Spengler, and Gary Adamkiewicz are with the Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA. John Kane is with the Boston Housing Authority. Mae Bennett-Fripp is with the Committee for Boston Public Housing.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe examined associations of several health outcomes with green and conventional low-income housing, where the prevalence of morbidities and environmental pollutants is elevated.

methodsWe used questionnaires and a visual inspection to compare sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms and asthma-related morbidity among residents in multifamily units in Boston, Massachusetts, between March 2012 and May 2013. Follow-up was approximately 1 year later.

resultsAdults living in green units reported 1.35 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.66, 2.05) fewer SBS symptoms than those living in conventional (control) homes (P < .001). Furthermore, asthmatic children living in green homes experienced substantially lower risk of asthma symptoms (odds ratio [OR] = 0.34; 95% CI = 0.12, 1.00), asthma attacks (OR = 0.31; 95% CI = 0.11, 0.88), hospital visits (OR = 0.24; 95% CI = 0.06, 0.88), and asthma-related school absences (OR = 0.21; 95% CI = 0.06, 0.74) than children living in conventional public housing.

conclusionsParticipants living in green homes had improved health outcomes, which remained consistent over the study period. Green housing may provide a significant value in resource-poor settings where green construction or renovation could simultaneously reduce harmful indoor exposures, promote resident health, and reduce operational costs.

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PMCPMC4638234

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