Keyword: Housing
Health and comfort changes among tenants after retrofitting of their housing
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ABSTRACT: The aim of this study has been to follow apartment residents' evaluation of their health status and indoor climate perception related to the implementation of energy conservation measures in Danish housing. The study was designed as a prospective study including…
Journal : Environment International|Publication Date : 1986|Issue : 12:1616Keywords
Housing as an Environmental Factor in Mental Health: The Johns Hopkins Longitudinal Study
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A further report of the preliminary findings of an experimental study of housing and health; this time the focus is on the 18-month effects of improved housing on social adjustment and mental health.
Journal : Am J Public Health|Publication Date : 1960|Issue : 50:5563Keywords
Rehousing as a health intervention: miracle or mirage?
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The relationship between housing and health is complex, and despite a recent revival of interest, many facets remain unexplained. Most research focuses either on the impact of housing environments on occupants' health or (less often) on the consequences of health status for housing attainment.…
Journal : Health and Place|Publication Date : 1997|Issue : 3:20316Keywords
Basic health principles of housing and its environment
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Extract: SHELTER is one of the three fundamental needs of human existence. No housing program can be sound unless the shelter it provides is healthful. It was this latter consideraration which lead the American Public Health Association to organize a…
Journal : American Journal of Public Health|Publication Date : 1938|Issue : 28:351-72Keywords