Promoting health and advancing development through improved housing in low-income settings.
J Urban Health
; 90(5): 810-31, 2013 Oct.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23271143
ABSTRACT
There is major untapped potential to improve health in low-income communities through improved housing design, fittings, materials and construction. Adverse effects on health from inadequate housing can occur through a range of mechanisms, both direct and indirect, including as a result of extreme weather, household air pollution, injuries or burns, the ingress of disease vectors and lack of clean water and sanitation. Collaborative action between public health professionals and those involved in developing formal and informal housing could advance both health and development by addressing risk factors for a range of adverse health outcomes. Potential trade-offs between design features which may reduce the risk of some adverse outcomes whilst increasing the risk of others must be explicitly considered.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pobreza
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Saúde Pública
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Promoção da Saúde
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Habitação
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Urban Health
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article