Substandard housing: an underestimated determinant of health.

Housing conditions play a major role in children’s health. The number of families with children who are homeless has increased. Substandard housing often involves multiple risks: unsanitary conditions, overcrowding, disease, delays in academic and psychomotor development, energy poverty, and so on. Experience shows that appropriate policies can quickly reduce the negative impact on children’s health.

Author(s): Domergue Manuel, Taoussi Lisa

Publishing year: 2016

Pages: 18-21

Health in Action, 2016, n° 437, p. 18-21

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