He Kainga Oranga, the Housing and Health Research Programme, examines and clarifies the links between Housing and Health. Although the association between poor housing and ill health is known, the links that make up the causal chain have until recently been poorly understood.
Conducting our own studies and examining existing evidence enables us to identify and evaluate housing-related interventions to improve individual, family and community health. Our multi-disciplinary team has expertise in both qualitative and quantative disciplines.
We are based in the University of Otago, Wellington. We are funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand.
Recent News
- A new book reveals ongoing health & social costs of leaky homes. The long-term social costs of leaky buildings constructed following deregulation of the building industry by the National Government in the early 1990s are not just the result of failures in construction. Book flyer and order form (PDF). Or, you can order the book via the publisher's website.
- The HRC announces funding for Housing and Health research, the 'Community Housing Intervention Research Programme'.
- Philippa Howden-Chapman talks about insulation on Campbell Live. (video stream)
Current Research
- Warm Homes for Elder New Zealanders
- Measuring Homelessness
- The Housing, Crowding and Health Study
- Tokelau Extended Family Housing Study
- Healthy Housing Index
- Latent Tuberculosis Infection
- Health of Occupants of Mouldy Environments
- Housing and Health of Medical Students
- Home Injury Prevention Intervention (HIPI)
- Test page
- Close-contact infectious diseases in New Zealand: Trends and ethnic inequalities in hospitalisations, 1989 to 2008
- Health Impacts of Social Housing: Hospitalisations in Housing New Zealand Applicants and Tenants, 2003-2008
- Health Status of Housing New Zealand Applicants and Tenants: Key Indicators for 2004-2008
Past Research
Student Research
- Causality in unblinded randomised community trials
- Seasonal Morbidity and Housing
- Qualitative component of the Warm Homes Pilot Study
- A Phenomenological Analysis of Life in Subsidised Housing
- Marginally grounded: Camping ground residence in New Zealand
- Improving Domestic Space Heating: a cost benefit analysis based on a randomised community trial
- Valuing Warm Homes: exploring New Zealanders? home heating choices
