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Housing & Health: Sharing Best Practice and Challenges for the Future 5 December 2016

Explore the impact of housing on health and wellbeing, addressing issues such as homelessness, housing quality, fuel poverty, and specific housing needs. Discover strategies for action and ways to promote healthy and inclusive communities.

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Housing & Health: Sharing Best Practice and Challenges for the Future 5 December 2016

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  1. Housing & Health: Sharing Best Practice and Challenges for the Future 5 December 2016

  2. Housing and Health: The Context Wendy BurkeDirector of Public Health

  3. The Determinants of Health Dahlgren and Whitehead (1992)

  4. Homelessness • Access to a home is one of the fundamental influences on health and wellbeing • Homelessness: • Physical and mental health problems • Poor nutrition • Alcohol and drug problems • Smoking

  5. Housing Quality The quality of a person’s home can have a substantial impact on their health and wellbeing: a warm, dry and secure home is associated with better health In 2014/15 there were 43,000 Excess Winter Deaths in England and Wales 14,000 of these deaths were attributable to cold homes Ill-health caused by poor housing is an even bigger problem Source: NEA,2015

  6. EWM Index in North East Local Authorities 2012/13

  7. Health impact of cold homes: Cardiovascular diseases Respiratory diseases Falls and injuries Mental ill-health Increase in influenza Source: Marmot Review, 2010

  8. Fuel poverty A fuel poor household is one that cannot afford to keep adequately warm at reasonable cost Fuel Poverty is a problem which affects many of North Tyneside’s least affluent and most vulnerable residents At least 10% of all homes in North Tyneside suffer fuel poverty- this equates to over 9,160 households in the borough It has a wide range of significant negative impacts on quality of life including mental and physical health implications and fuel debt problems

  9. Specific Housing Needs • Older people • Dementia • Physical disabilities • Complex health needs

  10. Wider Environment • The environment in which housing is situated also key • Estate wide design • Inclusivity • Promoting active lifestyles • Promoting healthy eating • Social interaction • Transport

  11. Housing and Health: Taking Action • Information, advice and guidance services • Service integration: housing, health services, adult social care, public health, planning, transport • Technological innovation • New development: planning policies; specialist housing development • Understanding the policy framework • Research, evaluate, discuss, share best practice!

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