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Bob Draper

Bob Draper. Environmental Health Housing Specialist. ‘WHO CARES ABOUT THE ROOF PROVIDED THERE IS FOOD ON THE TABLE AND THE NEIGHBOURS KEEP THE STEREO TURNED DOWN’. EHO’s CLAIM TO BE JACKS OF ALL TRADES ON WHAT BASIS? WHAT DO WE ACTUALLY DO? HOW ‘ENVIRONMENTAL’ ARE WE?.

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  1. Bob Draper Environmental Health Housing Specialist

  2. ‘WHO CARES ABOUT THE ROOF PROVIDED THERE IS FOOD ON THE TABLE AND THE NEIGHBOURS KEEP THE STEREO TURNED DOWN’

  3. EHO’s CLAIM TO BE JACKS OF ALL TRADES • ON WHAT BASIS? • WHAT DO WE ACTUALLY DO? • HOW ‘ENVIRONMENTAL’ ARE WE?

  4. ENVIRONENTAL HEALTH FACTORS:- • AIR • WATER • FOOD • HOME • WORKPLACE • SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT • Noise • Dietary • Sexual welfare • Safety [crime, drug awareness, alcohol abuse]

  5. COMPARE UK AND NZ EHO FUNCTIONS

  6. COMPARE UK AND NZ EHO FUNCTIONS

  7. COMPARE UK AND NZ EHO FUNCTIONS

  8. COMPARE UK AND NZ EHO FUNCTIONS

  9. COMPARE UK AND NZ EHO FUNCTIONS

  10. COMPARE UK AND NZ EHO FUNCTIONS

  11. COMPARE UK AND NZ EHO FUNCTIONS

  12. COMPARE UK AND NZ EHO FUNCTIONS

  13. PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH POOR HOUSING: • Respiratory illness • Heart attacks • These are chronic diseases that have lasting effects, impact heavily upon families and are a drain on the nation’s economy

  14. 2010 NEW ZEALAND DEATH AND INJURY RATES • Campylobacter Nil • Listeria 7 • Norovirus Nil • Salmonella Nil • Heart and Respiratory deaths 21954 • Fatal accidents in the home 621 • Non-fatal injuries in the home 633000

  15. POPULATION IS ESTIMATED TO SPEND 72% OF THEIR TIME IN THEIR HOME • 800,000 NEW ZEALANDERS WILL HAVE A RESPIRATORY ILLNESS • 1 IN 4 CHILDREN WILL SUFFER FROM ASTHMA AND IT IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FOR THIS GROUP • ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME ???

  16. WHAT DO EHO’s HAVE TO SAY ON THIS ‘ENVIRONMENTAL’ ISSUE?

  17. SHAME ON US!

  18. NEW ZEALAND’S HOUSING • Currently 1.65 million houses • 4 House condition surveys • 1994, 1999, 2005, 2010 • Only 2170 houses surveyed [0.0013%] • 3 regional centers [Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch] • 2010 - 1st time rented and rural sector included

  19. 2010 – HOW DOES THE HOUSING STOCK BREAK DOWN? • Total 1,649,700 • Privately owned 1,103,000 • Rented 476,300 [almost 1/3 of Households and Housing New Zealand is only 69,000 of these]. • Provided free 70,400

  20. WHO IS THE PROBLEM OF HOUSING FITNESS BEING LEFT TO? • Building inspectors • What is their level of training on health issues? • The Tenancy Tribunals • They have limited experience of Housing problems • Tenants are often encouraged to ‘enforce’ their rights • They are the least able and may jeopardise tenancy • Government Housing Review [2003/4?] • Dropped into the ‘too hard’ basket • Where are EHO’s in all of this?

  21. WHERE ARE THE INITIATIVES COMING FROM? • HHI, Wellington School of Medicine • Local bodies initiatives such as Christchurch and Dunedin City Council • EECA funding

  22. BARRIERS TO AN EFFECTIVE HOUSING FITNESS REGIME IN NZ • Lack of a modern, up to date fitness standard • Lack of effective and timely enforcement tools • Lack of suitably qualified and experienced enforcers • Lack of public perception on who to turn to? • Lack of a national advocate to lobby Government for an interventionist role • Lack of finance • Lack of data on the true condition of our Housing stock

  23. WHAT CAN EHO’S REALLY DO? • Recognise that we have a vital role to play • Speak with a cohesive voice on Housing issues [requires major changes in NZIEH] • Lobby Government for the necessary changes • As a first step lobby for the moribund Housing review to be resuscitated

  24. HAS YOUR CONSCIENCE BEEN PRICKED YET? • WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

  25. 2010 HOUSE CONDITION SURVEY • Incorporated HHI factors • Included rentals for the first time • Covered the whole country and not just Auckland, Wellington & Christchurch • Found 25% in ‘poor’ condition

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