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ArticleBMC public health2022

NB housing study protocol: investigating the relationship between subsidized housing, mental health, physical health and healthcare use in New Brunswick, Canada.

J Woodhall-Melnik, J R Dunn, I Dweik, C Monette, E Nombro, J Pappas, A Lamont, D Dutton, S Doucet, A Luke and 4 more

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Article in BMC public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Subsidized Housing: The Panacea to Canada's Housing Affordability Crisis?Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

J Woodhall-MelnikDepartment of Social Sciences, University of New Brunswick, 100 Tucker Park, Saint John, New Brunswick, NB, E2L 4L5, Canada. Julia.woodhall@unb.ca.ORCID 0000-0001-8613-5819
J R DunnDepartment of Health, Aging and Society, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
I DweikDepartment of Social Sciences, University of New Brunswick, 100 Tucker Park, Saint John, New Brunswick, NB, E2L 4L5, Canada.
C MonetteDepartment of Social Sciences, University of New Brunswick, 100 Tucker Park, Saint John, New Brunswick, NB, E2L 4L5, Canada.
E NombroDepartment of Social Sciences, University of New Brunswick, 100 Tucker Park, Saint John, New Brunswick, NB, E2L 4L5, Canada.
J PappasDepartment of Social Sciences, University of New Brunswick, 100 Tucker Park, Saint John, New Brunswick, NB, E2L 4L5, Canada.
A LamontDepartment of Social Sciences, University of New Brunswick, 100 Tucker Park, Saint John, New Brunswick, NB, E2L 4L5, Canada.
D DuttonDepartment of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
S DoucetDepartment of Nursing, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
A LukeMAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
F I MathesonMAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
R NisenbaumDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
V StergiopoulosDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
C StewartDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

Funding

CIHR 426791
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIncome and housing are pervasive social determinants of health. Subsidized housing is a prominent affordability mechanism in Canada; however, waitlists are lengthy. Subsidized rents should provide greater access to residual income, which may theoretically improve health outcomes. However, little is known about the health of tenants who wait for and receive subsidized housing. This is especially problematic for New Brunswick, a Canadian province with low population density, whose inhabitants experience income inequality, social exclusion, and challenges with healthcare access. 

methodsThis study will use a longitudinal, prospective matched cohort design. All 4,750 households on New Brunswick's subsidized housing wait list will be approached to participate. The survey measures various demographic, social and health indicators at six-month intervals for up to 18 months as they wait for subsidized housing. Those who receive housing will join an intervention group and receive surveys for an additional 18 months post-move date. With consent, participants will have their data linked to a provincial administrative database of medical records.  DISCUSSION: Knowledge of housing and health is sparse in Canada. This study will provide stakeholders with a wealth of health information on a population that is historically under-researched and underserved.

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HousingPublic HousingCanadaHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMental HealthNew BrunswickProspective StudiesHealthcare useHousing affordabilityMental healthPhysical healthProspective matched cohort designSubsidized housing

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PMID36577991
PMCPMC9795752

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