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… Dr Elinor Chisholm talks to Plains FM about rental housing regulation and how it fails to protect tenants, the history of tenant collective action for healthy rental housing, and …NewsInequality in Aotearoa-University of Otago Winter Symposium Series 2022
… system, inequality is rife across Aotearoa. Our panel of experts will share their insights on the current state of the nation and what needs to change. Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman is one of the panel of experts. View the recording of this webinar …Publication or ResourceWarm Hearts
… study. We are continuing to monitor a sub-group of the initial study participants who live in the Wellington … blood tests every 6 months, that are analysed for markers of cardiac ill-health Holter (heart) monitors used on some … us know where the participants are. One exciting feature of the study is the use of PACMAN monitors on the intensive …Research ProjectRainbow community face high rates of homelessness
… Earlier research from Fraser examined the experiences of eight people from the LGBTIQ+ community who had been … homeless. There was a clear disparity in the proportion of homeless who were LGBTIQ+, Fraser said. However New … data on the LGBTIQ+ population, so they made use of international figures. "Our communities usually make up …NewsMixed Tenure Research
… The idea of ‘mixed-income’ or ‘mixed-tenure’ communities as a tool for … in New Zealand policy-making. It is at the centre of the political stage today, as the new agency Kāinga Ora … to building communities with a mix of private and public housing. This study draws on historical research, interviews …Research ProjectDiana Ürge-Vorsatz: how buildings contribute to climate change
… One of our keynote speakers at the 8th International Conference on Energy and Environment of Residential Buildings, Professor Diana Ürge-Vorsatz was … flying visit to NZ. Professor Ürge-Vorsatz is the director of the Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy …NewsMichael Keall
… epidemiologist who has been working for the University of Otago, Wellington since 2006. His research interests … Intervention study, a major randomised controlled trial funded by the Health Research Council to look at the … the University of Otago, Wellington - He Kāinga Oranga - Housing and Health Research Programme, and the New Zealand …MemberBook Review of “Housing, Fuel Poverty and Health: a Pan-European Analysis” By Jonathan D. Healy.
… Book Review of “Housing, Fuel Poverty and Health: a Pan-European Analysis” By … ISBN 0 7546 4218 6. Reviewed by Philippa Howden-Chapman, Housing and Health Research Program, University of Otago (Wellington), New Zealand. 2006 … Book Review of …Publication or ResourceConcerns about those struggling to pay power bills
… An Otago University researcher says the number of those in energy hardship is likely much higher than … O'Sullivan is an energy hardship expert in the Department of Public Health at Otago University and says the figure may be many times the 5.8 percent of homes, or 110,000, that MBIE estimates. According to the …NewsBeing forced to leave your rental home can harm health
… Eviction, or a forced move from rental housing, is a common experience for New Zealand renters, yet … situation. We argue that reducing the incidence and impact of evictions is an important public health and social welfare …News