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Filter search resultsThe Social Housing Outcomes Worth Study
… housing conditions, particularly crowding, affects health and well-being. Quick Links For participants For those with … Study Information you give HNZC when you apply for a house or income-related rent will be given to the New Zealand … relation with current household living conditions. Gut 39(1): 18-21. Ministry of Health. (1999). Taking the pulse: the …Research ProjectHeating Up Cooling Off
… New Zealand’s top ten warmest years occurred between 2010 and 2019, and increasingly frequent and severe heat days will feature … including news stories, will be updated here – check back, or follow us to stay informed. For now, here is a summary of …Research ProjectIndoor Air Quality Research Centre of New Zealand calls for government prioritisation on ventilation this World Ventil8 Day
… healthy indoor environments in an era of pandemics and climate change, World Ventil8 Day 2024 is set to … globally to over three million premature deaths each year 1 . Importance of home ventilation for healthy living A BRANZ … mechanical ventilation, opening windows in the bathroom or kitchen while cooking, and using heating in living areas …Publication or ResourceEveryone counts: Defining and measuring severe housing deprivation (homelessness)
… as a serious social issue, a severe form of deprivation, and a clear threat to health and wellbeing. There is little agreement, however, on a … that homelessness refers to severe housing deprivation (or a lack of access to minimally adequate housing), this …Research ProjectEvaluation of Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart programme
… government that provides funding for insulation retrofits and clean, efficient heating grants for New Zealand … the relationship between receiving a retrofit and health or energy use outcomes is then possible at both the … total metered energy used. Other key findings included a 1.92% increase in electricity use as a result of heat pump …Research ProjectSecondhand smoke at home
… homes Exposure to second-hand smoke in the home Government and Smoky Homes: Population-Level Policy Options for Smokefree Homes Summary The study identified and evaluated the options for population-level government … occurs as the smoke particles deposited on clothes or household surfaces are mobilised back into the air, or …Research ProjectMaking a home in employer-provided housing
… how a single relationship that secures both housing and employment affects experiences of home, and analyses differences over time and between different … and education sectors, in particular in isolated places or for itinerant workers. Māori are strongly represented in …Research ProjectThe Healthy Housing Index
… Housing Index (HHI): an indicator of housing condition and related health and safety outcomes. QUICK LINKS HHI … factors that indicates the ‘healthiness’ of a house or, conversely, provides a measure of how likely it is that … Hazards Study This study involved using the HHI to assess 1,000 Taranaki homes. Occupants were also asked for details …Research ProjectPhD research comes with a personal toll
… after completing their thesis “We Can’t Find a Safe or Secure Environment to be Ourselves: Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ … people fought to survive really difficult situations and then still had the love for their community to be deeply involved in activism and other support work.” “Interviewing people was my …NewsHousing, Heating and Health Study
… The Housing Heating and Health Study (PDF 1MB) was carried out by a … from the Universities of Otago, Massey, Victoria and Auckland and BRANZ. The study used a randomised … were then randomly allocated to the intervention or control groups. The intervention group received a new …Research Project