Housing and health
Conference proceedings
Design4Health Melbourne 2017
Design4Health is an international conference that brings together designers, health professionals and creative practitioners with researchers, clinicians, policy makers and users from across the world to discuss, disseminate and test their approaches and methods in the ever-changing nexus between design and health.
Journal article
Pacific Islands Families (PIF) Study: housing and psychological distress among Pacific mothers
The Pacific Islands Families longitudinal study follows a cohort of Pacific children born in Auckland in 2000, and their parents. At the 14‐year phase, mothers were asked about housing conditions and psychological distress.
Website
My Home Space
This website provides interactive information resources for the design of housing, technology, and support within Australia’s National Disability Strategy
Report
Housing, technology and support innovation within a National Disability Strategy
A priority of Australia’s National Disability Strategy is building inclusive and accessible communities, with a focus on housing responses. This research provides directions for design and delivery of housing and support for people with disability and resulting high needs.
Article
What's equity got to do with health in a higher density city?
More and more of us living in denser cities where apartments and high-rise developments are increasingly common. This creates specific health concerns for residents of these areas, and for lower-income households in particular.