Housing is a major pathway through which health disparities emerge and are sustained over
time. However, no existing unified conceptual model has comprehensively elucidated the …

Housing quality is essential for population health and broader well-being. The World Health
Organization Housing and health guidelines highlight interventions that protect occupants …

Background There is rapidly growing evidence indicating that extreme temperature is a
crucial trigger and potential activator of asthma; however, the effects of extreme temperature …

Indoor thermal environment contributes to the comfort of occupants and even affects their
health and well-being. Recent years have witnessed emerging studies on the connection …

Energy poverty, defined as the inability to fulfil adequate levels of domestic energy services,
has been analysed in Japan previously. However, neither policy agendas nor official …

In southern European countries, despite having mild winters, many people live in cold and
energy-inefficient properties and struggle to meet their energy needs for comfort and …

It is becoming increasingly apparent that poor housing quality affects indoor air quality,
significantly impacting on respiratory health in children and young people. Exposure to …

People's living environments and lifestyles have drastically changed with the times. It is
necessary to reassess risk factors associated with changes in social conditions to prevent …

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and its sequela, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), have largely
disappeared from high-income countries. However, in New Zealand (NZ), rates remain …

This paper is Part 1 of a realist review that tries to explain the impacts of residential energy
efficiency interventions (REEIs) on householder health. According to recent systematic …