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

The writing of each chapter of the guidelines was led by one main author and one or two co-
authors (see below) and extensively supported by Elinor Chisholm and Ramona Ludolph …

Along with the restrictions of phthalate esters (PAEs), a variety of nonphthalate plasticizers
(NPPs) have been increasingly used for industrial needs. Knowledge remains limited on the …

Objective To assess whether non-polluting, more effective home heating (heat pump, wood
pellet burner, flued gas) has a positive effect on the health of children with asthma. Design …

This paper reflects on the influences and outcomes of He Kāinga Oranga/Housing and
Health Research Programme over 25 years, and their impact on housing and health policy …

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 …

Background: Housing is an important environmental influence on population health, and
there is growing evidence of health effects from indoor environment characteristics such as …

Introduction A gap exists in the literature regarding dose–response associations of
objectively assessed housing quality measures, particularly dampness and mould, with …

Background: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and its sequelae, chronic rheumatic heart
disease, remain important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, but there is little …

With the well-established importance of healthy indoor acoustic environments, this study
aims to investigate how occupants evaluate, understand, and characterise healthy indoor …