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Poor housing and illness intrinsically linked, reports show |
| 10 August 2011 |
 VicHealth Media Release, 4 AugustThe Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) and Hanover Welfare Services have put the spotlight on the links between housing and health in Australia, with the launch of two new reports this month. 'Precarious housing and health inequalities: what are the links?' And the 'Precarious Housing and health: research synthesis' show a clear link between inadequate and unstable housing and poor health. Launched on 4 August, the reports are now available for download from the VicHealth website. Findings include:
Manager of VicHealth’s Health Inequalities program, Kellie Horton, says these reports aim to raise awareness of housing as an important factor in health and signal VicHealth’s entry into this area. “This research shows there is a clear link between housing conditions and both physical and mental health. We now know that in order to maintain good health, it’s essential for people to live in affordable, adequate and stable dwellings,” she said. Ms Horton added the reports show a need for integrated housing and health policy and services and better collaboration within the housing and health sectors to address poor housing conditions for disadvantaged groups in particular. “There are ways to promote good health through housing and these reports provide a great starting point for investigating the options.” The research was led by Hanover Welfare Services, a leading Melbourne based agency providing services to people experiencing homelessness or housing crisis. Chief Executive of Hanover Welfare Services, Tony Keenan, says the report has important implications for academics, policy makers and those working in the health and homeless sector. “Housing and health are both significant and priority areas of government expenditure and service delivery. This research provides hard and direct evidence for what common sense tells us,” Mr Keenan said. “This research will form the basis of an important movement where housing playing an integral role in improving the health and wellbeing of marginalised Australians.” Other research partners included the University of Melbourne, the University of Adelaide and Melbourne City Mission. Interviews with report researchers Shelley Mallet and Rebecca Bentley and VicHealth’s Kellie Horton will be loaded on to VicHealth’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/VicHealthMedia |
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