ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Prioritising Housing Maintenance to Improve Health in Indigenous Communities in NSW over 20 years.
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- The need for community-controlled tools to monitor health impacts of housing and living conditions in Australia.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Tuberculosis care designed with barramarrany (family): Participatory action research that prioritised partnership, healthy housing and nutrition.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2022Article
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Abstract
Many studies document the relationship between housing quality and health status. Poor housing in Aboriginal communities continues to be linked to the compromised health status of Aboriginal Australians. The New South Wales (NSW) Housing for Health (HfH) program has been assessing and repairing Aboriginal community housing across the state for 20 years using a standardised intervention methodology that aims to improve the health of Aboriginal people in NSW by improving their living environments. Items are tested and repairs are prioritised to maximise safety and health benefits and measured against 11 Critical Healthy Living Priorities (e.g., safety, facilities for washing people and clothes, removing waste and preparing food). Descriptive analysis of data collected pre- and post-intervention from 3670 houses was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the program. Analysis demonstrated statistically significant improvements in the ability of the houses to support safe and healthy living for all critical healthy living priorities post-interventions. Trend analysis demonstrated the magnitude of these improvements increased over 20 years. In 24 communities (
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