Healthy Housing – He Kainga Oranga

Recruitment for the Warm Homes for Elder New Zealanders Study.

A press release on injury hazards in New Zealand homes, and one on Giardia and cryptosporidium in NZ.

The 13th Public Health Summer School includes days on:

• Injury in the Home
• Centre for Sustainable Cities
• Do our houses protect us in winter?

Philippa Howden-Chapman appointed as a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order

Press release on rheumatic fever rates worsening in Maori and Pacific children (PDF).

Philippa Howden-Chapman presented with

1. The inaugural Dame Joan Metge Medal for her contributions to research capacity building, creating beneficial relationships with study participants, mentoring new researchers and contributing new knowledge
2. The Liley Medal for research which has made a clear difference to people’s lives

The Housing Heating and Health Study results are published in the British Medical Journal.

Press release for Safety NZ week (PDF). New research shows that there are many hazards around the home where there are high rates of all types of injury, including serious events that put people in hospital and in wheelchairs.

Press release on tuberculosis in New Zealand (PDF). Research using census data and notified tuberculosis (TB) cases over a five year period shows that the risk of this disease is significantly associated with household crowding in NZ.

NZ Herald article: Depression and respiratory illness in $500m health bill. (PDF). The health cost of the leaky building scandal. Study conducted by Dr Nick Wilson, Prof. Philippa Howden-Chapman, Prof. Julian Crane and Dr Kristen Wickins.

Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman was awarded the EnergySmart Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Energy Award at the 2007 EECA Energywise Awards.

Preliminary results (PDF) of the Housing, Heating and Health Study to be released nationwide.