Healthy Homes
New Zealand has very high rates of asthma and respiratory infections – with children, the elderly and those on lower incomes worse off.
Toi Te Ora - Public Health Service is developing strategies to support people in the Bay of Plenty and Lakes Districts keep their homes warm, dry, healthy and safe. See our Housing and Health Report.
There is growing recognition that good quality affordable housing is an essential component of healthy communities. Structure, location, condition and suitability of housing impact directly on the health of the household, while other factors impact indirectly. Affordability and availability of housing are issues experienced by vulnerable households such as those on low incomes or from low socio-economic groups, for example single parents, children and the elderly already predisposed to poor health conditions.
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