Healthy Housing – He Kainga Oranga

Publications

Academic Papers

• Baker, M., Telfar-Barnard, L., Kvalsvig, A., Verrall, A., Zhang, J., Keall, M., Wilson, N., Wall, T. Howden-Chapman, P. Increasing incidence and inequalities in infectious diseases in a developed country. The Lancet, 2012, D-11-03603R2.
• Amore, K., Baker, M., Howden-Chapman, P. A critical review of the ETHOS definition and classification of homelessness, European Journal of Homelessness, 2011, 5, 2, 19-37.
• Carroll, P., Casswell, S., Howden-Chapman, P. The Widening Gap: perceptions of poverty and income inequalities and implications of population health. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 2011, 37,1-12..
• Howden-Chapman, P., Chandola, T., Stafford, M., Marmot, M. Does housing predict mental health status in older people in Whitehall II? BMC Public Health, 2011,11:682 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-682..
• Howden-Chapman, P, Chapman, R., Capon, A, Wilson, N. Carbon pricing is a health protection policy, Australian Medical Journal, 2011, 195, 6, 311-312..
• Howden-Chapman, P., Hales, S., Chapman, R. & Shaw, C. Improving air quality: co-benefits for the urban system, Air Quality and Climate Change, 2011, 45,4,19-23..
• Howden-Chapman P., Crane, J., Chapman, R. & Fougere, G. Improving health through community-based housing interventions, International Journal of Public Health, 2011, DOI 10.1007/s00038-011-0287-z ..
• Howden-Chapman, P., Viggers, H., Chapman, H., O’Sullivan, K., Telfar-Barnard, K., Lloyd, B. Tackling cold housing and fuel poverty in New Zealand: a review of policies, research and health impacts. Energy Policy, Fuel Poverty comes of age: 21 years of research into fuel poverty, 2011, doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2011.09.044 .
• Keall, M., Guria, J., Howden-Chapman, P. Estimation of the social costs of home injury, Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2011, 43, 998-1002.O’Sullivan, K., Howden-Chapman, P., Fougere, G. Making the connection: the relationship between fuel poverty, electricity disconnection and prepayment metering. Energy Policy, 2011; 39: 733-741. .
• O’Sullivan, K., Howden-Chapman, P., Fougere, G. Making the connection: the relationship between fuel poverty, electricity disconnection and prepayment metering. Energy Policy, 2011; 39: 733-741..
• Hales S, Blakely T, Foster RH, Baker MG, Howden-Chapman P. Seasonal patterns of mortality in relation to social factors. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2010, doi:10.1136/jech.2010.111864. .
• Howden-Chapman, P. Evidence-based politics: How successful are government reviews as policy instruments to reduce health inequalities? Social Science and Medicine, 2010, 1240-1243..
• Keall, M., Baker, M., Howden-Chapman, P. Cunningham, M, Ormandy, D. Assessing housing quality and its impact on health, safety and sustainability. JECH, 2010, 64: 765 – 771..
• Preval, N., Chapman, R., Pierse, N., Howden-Chapman, P. and the Housing, Heating and Health Team. Evaluating Energy, Health and Carbon Co-benefits from Improved Domestic Space Heating: A Randomised Community Trial. Energy Policy, 2010, 38; 9:3965-3972. .
• Zhao, P. & Howden-Chapman, P. Social inequalities in mobility: the impact of the hukou system on migrants’ job accessibility and commuting costs in Bejing. International Development & Planning Review, 2010, 32, 3-4, 363-384. doi:10.3228/idpr.2010.13.
• Chapman, R., Howden-Chapman, P., Viggers, H., et al., Retrofitting housing with insulation: a cost-benefit analysis of a randomised community trial. JECH, 2009; 63: 271– 277.
• Howden-Chapman, P., Viggers, H., Chapman, R., et al., Warm Homes: drivers of demand for heating in the residential sector in New Zealand. Energy Policy, 2009, 37, 3387-3399..
• Pene, G., Peita, M., Howden-Chapman, P. Living the Tokelauan way in New Zealand, Social Policy Journal, 2009, 35, 79-92..
• Baker, M, Das, D, Venugopal, K, Howden-Chapman, P. Tuberculosis associated with household crowding in developed country, JECH,2008,1-8..
• Free, S, Howden-Chapman, P, Pierse, N. et al, Does more effective home heating reduce school absences for children with asthma? JECH, doi:10.1136/jech.2008.086520..
• Howden-Chapman P, Pierse N, Nicholls S, Gillespie-Bennett J, Viggers H, Cunningham M, et al. Effects of improved home heating on asthma in community dwelling children: randomised community study. BMJ, 2008;337:852-5..
• Telfar-Barnard, L, Baker, M., Hales, S. Howden-Chapman, P. Excess winter morbidity and mortality: still a lack of evidence that housing or socio-economic status makes much difference. Rev Environmental Health, 2008, 23, 3, 203-221..
• Bierre, S., Howden-Chapman, P., Signal, L, Cunningham, C. Institutional challenges in addressing healthy low-cost housing for all – learning from past policy, Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 2007, 30, 42-64..
• Howden-Chapman, P.,Matheson, A., Crane, J., Viggers, H., Cunningham, M.,Blakely, T., Cunningham, C., Woodward, A., Saville-Smith, K., O’Dea, D., Kennedy, M., Baker, M., Waipara, N., Chapman, R., Davie, G. Retrofitting houses with insulation to reduce health inequalities: results of a clustered, randomised trial in community settings, British Medical Journal, 2007, 334, 460-464.
• Sheuya, S., Howden-Chapman, P., Patel, S. The design of housing and shelter programmes,J Urban Health: Bull NY Academy of Medicine, 2007, 84, 1, i98-i108.
• Signal, L., Martin, J., Reid, P., Carroll, C., Howden-Chapman, P., Keefe Ormsby, V., Richards, R., Robson, B., Wall, T., Tackling health inequalities: moving theory to action, International Journal of Equity in Health, 2007, 6:12 doi:10.1186/1475-9276-6-12..
• Dilip Das, Michael Baker, Lester Calder Tuberculosis epidemiology in New Zealand: 1995–2004 (PDF). The NZ Medical Journal Vol 119 No 1243. 2006.
• Dilip Das, Michael Baker, Kamalesh Venugopal, Susan McAllister Why the tuberculosis incidence rate is not falling in New Zealand (PDF). The NZ Medical Journal Vol 119 No 1243. 2006.
• Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Howden-Chapman, P.  Population level policy options for increasing the prevalence of smokefree homes (PDF). J Epidemiol Community Health 2006; 60: 298–304. PDF Downloaded from JECH online.
• Gale, J., Crane, J., Siebers, R., Howden-Chapman, P., Phipps, R., Is the Wellington medical school facility a sick building? NZMSJ 2005 (Runner Up NZMSJ Writing Prize 2005) (PDF). Jesse Gale was a Trainee Intern at the Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and President of the New Zealand Medical Students’ Association.
• Howden-Chapman, P., Crane, J., Matheson, A., Viggers, H., Cunningham, M., Blakely, T.,O’Dea, D., Cunningham, C., Woodward, A.,Saville-Smith, A., Baker, M., Waipara, N. Retrofitting houses with insulation to reduce health inequalities:Aims and methods of a clustered, randomized community-based trial Social Science and Medicine 61 12 pp2600-2610 2005 (PDF).
• Lane, J., Siebers, R., Pene, G., Howden-Chapman, P., Crane, J., Tokelau: a unique low allergen environment at sea level Clin Exp Allergy 2005; 35 479-482 (PDF)
• Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Howden-Chapman, P  Attitudes to, and knowledge of, secondhand smoke in New Zealand homes and cars NZMJ 2005 Vol 118 No 1213.
• Thomson, G., Wilson, N., Howden-Chapman, P. Smoky homes: a review of the exposure and effects of secondhand smoke in New Zealand homes (PDF). NZMJ 2005 Vol 118 No 1213.
• McNicholas, A., Lennon, D., Crampton, P., Howden-Chapman, P., Overcrowding and infectious diseases – when will we learn the lessons of our past? New Zealand Medical Journal, 2000, 113, 453-454.
• Howden-Chapman, P., Pene, G., Crane, J, Green, R. Iupati, l., Prior, I., Teao,I Open houses and closed rooms: Tokelau housing in New Zealand . Health Education and Behavior, 2000, 27, 3, 351-362. I. The abstract is available via this page on SAGE journals online.
• Howden-Chapman, P., Signal, L., Crane, J. Housing and health in older people: ageing in place (PDF). Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 1999, 13,14-30. .
• Pene, G., Howden-Chapman, P., Crane. J., Green, R., Iupati, L., Prior, I., Teao, I. Ola Malolo Ola Whiawhia: Housing and Health in Wellington Tokelau Households. Pacific Health Dialog. 1999, 6,1, 87-95.
• Howden-Chapman, P.L., Isaacs, N. Crane, J., Chapman, R.Housing and health: the relationship between research and policy. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 1996, 6, 3, 173-186. The abstract is available via this page on informaworld.com.

Books – Book chapters – Reports

• Cost Benefit Analysis of the Warm Up New Zealand : Heat Smart Programme Arthur Grimes, Tim Denne, Philippa Howden-Chapman, Richard Arnold, Lucy Telfar-Barnard, Nicholas Preval and Chris Young. A report prepared for Ministry of Economic Development, October 2011 Revised June 2012
• Warming Up New Zealand: Impacts of the New Zealand Insulation Fund on Metered Household Energy Use (pdf) Arthur Grimes, Chris Young, Richard Arnold, Tim Denne, Philippa Howden-Chapman, Nicholas Preval and Lucy Telfar-Barnard. A report prepared for Ministry of Economic Development, October 2011
• Howden-Chapman, P., Ruthe, C. & Crichton, S. Habitable houses: lessons learned? In The Leaky Building Crisis: Understanding the issues. Wellington, Thomson Reuters, 2011, 303-315.
• The impact of retrofitted insulation and new heaters on health services utilisation and costs, pharmaceutical costs and mortality; Evaluation of Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart (pdf) Lucy Telfar Barnard, Nick Preval, Philippa Howden-Chapman, Richard Arnold, Chris Young, Arthur Grimes, and Tim Denne. A report prepared for Ministry of Economic Development, October 2011
• Chapman, R. Howden-Chapman, P. Urban form and transport; the transition to resilient cities Howden-Chapman, P., Stuart, K. & Chapman, R. (Eds.) Sizing up the City: Urban form and transport in New Zealand. Wellington, Steele Roberts, 2010, pp 7-17.
• Close-contact infectious diseases in New Zealand: Trends and ethnic inequalities in hospitalisations, 1989-2008. (PDF) Michael Baker, Lucy Telfar Barnard, Jane Zhang, Ayesha Verrall, Philippa Howden-Chapman. A report prepared for the Maori Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, June 2010.
• Preval, N. Chapman, R. Howden-Chapman, P. For whom the city? Housing and locational preferences in New Zealand. Howden-Chapman, P., Stuart, K. & Chapman, R. (Eds.) Sizing up the City: Urban form and transport in New Zealand. Wellington, Steele Roberts, 2010, pp 34-51.
• Howden-Chapman, P., Stuart, K. & Chapman, R. (Eds.) Sizing up the City: Urban form and transport in New Zealand. Wellington, Steele Roberts, 2010.
• Howden-Chapman, P. et al.(2010). Climate change and human health: Impact and adaptation issues for New Zealand. In: Climate change adaptation in New Zealand: Future scenarios and some sectoral perspectives. Nottage, R.A.C. et al, (eds). NZ Climate Change Centre, Wellington, pp 112-121.
• Howden-Chapman, P., Bennett, J., Siebers, R. (Eds) Do damp and mould matter? Health impact of leaky homes. Wellington, Steele Roberts, 2009, 172p [ISBN 978-1-877448-89-8].
• Community Profile and Description of Place:Taita and Naenae. Helen Viggers, Philippa Howden-Chapman, Peter Day, Jamie Pearce. A report prepared for Housing New Zealand Corporation August 2008. Link to Housing New Zealand Corporation website with PDF available for download
• Educational Outcomes :Taita and Naenae. Helen Viggers, Sarah Free, Philippa Howden-Chapman, Peter Day, Jamie Pearce. A report prepared for Housing New Zealand Corporation November2008. Link to Housing New Zealand Corporation website with PDF available for download
• Healthy Housing Index Pilot Study Final Report (PDF). March 2007. Michael Keall, Michael Baker, Philippa Howden-Chapman, Malcolm Cunningham, Chris Cunningham.
• Housing, Crowding and Health Study: Characteristics of Cohort Members and their Hospitalisations – February 2003 to June 2005 (Interim Report, 26 July 2006) (PDF 2MB). Michael Baker, Jane Zhang, Philippa Howden-Chapman, Tony Blakely, Kay Saville-Smith, Julian Crane.
• Housing, Heating and Health Study: 2005/2006, Report Two (PDF). Associate Professor Ralph Chapman and Housing and Heating Research Team, June 2006.
• Housing Heating and Health Study: 2005/2006, Report One (PDF). Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman and Housing and Heating Research Team, June 2006.
• Mid Year Report to The Royal Society of New Zealand Science Fellowship (PDF). From Mike Reid’s summary of his programme at He Kainga Oranga/the Housing and Heath Research Programme. 2006
• Heater Analysis September 2005 (PDF). A report on Heater Analysis prepared by He Kainga Oranga/the Housing and Heath Research Programme with the assistance of Dr Ralph Chapman, based on a technical report by Darci Westergard.
• Slipping Through the Cracks – A Study of Homelessness in Wellington (PDF). 06 May 2005. Basil Al-Nasrallah, Kate Amory, James Blackett, Daisy Chan, James Moore, Karen Oldfield, Cathryn O’Sullivan, Channa Senanayaka, Claire Simpson, Steven Thrupp, Kerryn van Rij, Supervisors: Dr. Michael Baker, Associate Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman.
• A cost-benefit evaluation of housing insulation (PDF). Dr Ralph Chapman, Associate Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman, Des O’Dea. October 2004.
• Housing and Health: Research, Policy and Innovation. Eds Howden-Chapman,P. & Carroll, P. Steele Roberts Ltd Wgtn 2004. Book is out of print.
• Preliminary Results of the Insulation and Mould Study (PDF). October 2003.
• Qualitative Study of Home Heating Choices in Masterton (PDF). May 2003.
• Insulation and Mould Study – Baseline Report 2 (PDF). August 2002.
• Insulation and Mould Study – Baseline Report 1
• Insulation and Mould Study – Baseline Report 1 (PDF). March 2002.
• Howden-Chapman, P. The social and economic determinants of health. In P. Davis & K. Dew (Ed.) Health and Society. Auckland, Oxford University Press, 2000, 67-82.
• Howden-Chapman, P. & Tobias, M. (eds.) Social Inequalities and Health; New Zealand 1999. Wellington, Ministry of Health, 2000, 219p.
• Social Inequalities and Health: New Zealand 1999 (PDF). Chapter 7, Wellington, Ministry of Health, 2000, 133-146. Howden-Chapman, P. & Wilson, N.

Examples of other media

• Philippa Howden Chapman was interviewed about home heating in New Zealand on Radio New Zealand for “Our Changing World”  .26 July 2012
• Taranaki home injury hazards study article in “Build” magazine (PDF). Dr Michael Keall, Dr Venugopal Kamalesh, Associate Professor Michael Baker and Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman. 2009
• Effects of air pollution on health - editorial (link to overview, full PDF available for purchase). Simon Hales, Philippa Howden-Chapman. BMJ 2007.
• Healthy Housing study reduces asthma severity (PDF). Press Release, May 2007. A study of 412 New Zealand homes has found the health of asthmatic children improves significantly when ineffective heaters are replaced with cleaner, more cost-effective heating sources.
• Tuberculosis research refutes common misconceptions about the disease. Press Release 2006(PDF).
• Book Review of “Housing, Fuel Poverty and Health: a Pan-European Analysis” By Jonathan D. Healy (PDF). Published by Ashgate, UK, 2004. ANZJPH 2006-2 – 28. Hardback, 250 pages with index. ISBN 0 7546 4218 6. Reviewed by Philippa Howden-Chapman, Housing and Health Research Program, University of Otago (Wellington), New Zealand. 2006
• Health system funding is already ‘needs-based’ (PDF). Dominion Post Newspaper, Tuesday March 9th 2004 . Crampton P, Blakely T, Howden-Chapman P.
• A need for more Maori and Pacific doctors (PDF). Dominion Post Newspaper, Thursday March 4th 2004. Howden-Chapman P, Crampton P, Rochford T, Matheson A, Signal L, Blakely T, Thompson G, Martin J, Robinson J.

An example of our research being used

• Building Amendment Bill; First Reading, August 2007. Te Ururoa Flavell, Maori Party Speech. Comments on Building Amendment Bill, mentions Social Policy Journal by Philippa Howden-Chapman et al.