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The US Healthy Housing Program
David E. Jacobs, PhD, CIH Chief Scientist, National Center for Healthy Housing Director, Collaborating Center on Health Housing Training & Research, US University of Otago, Wellington New Zealand February 2019
WHO Collaborating Center for Healthy Housing Research & Training, US
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Healthy Homes Principles
Keep It: 1. Dry
2. Clean
3. Ventilated
4. Pest-Free
5. Safe & Accessible
6. Contaminant-Free
7. Maintained
8. Affordable
9. Thermally Controlled
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Multiple Impacts
Water leaks
Housing problems cause a ripple effect of impacts.
Here is an example of how a single housing problem – water – can lead to multiple health effects
and economic impacts:
Electrical hazards
Lead
Damp and mold
growth
Structural collapse
Allergies Asthma
Burns
Electric shock
Legend
l Housing problem
l Hazard
l Health effect
l Costs to the Individual
l Costs to Society
Physical injuries
Lack of employment
Learning difficulties
School absenteeism
Academic failure
Strategic Framework
What is the Extent of the Problem?
Why Does Our Work Matter?
What Does OLHCHH Do Now?
What More Can We Do?
What is Unhealthy Housing?
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Learning disabilities
(OLHCHH, 2016)
Hyperactivity
Reduced IQ
Health Problems
Life-long health problems
Socialization problems
Criminal history
Healthcare
Hospitalization Joblessness
Special education
Juvenile and criminal justice
Behavioral problems
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Mission, Vision, and Goals
Goals
Building a National Framework
Creating Healthy Housing through Key Research
Mainstreaming the Healthy Homes Approach
Enabling Communities to Create and Sustain
Healthy Homes
Vision
To lead the nation to a future where homes are both affordable and designed, constructed, rehabilitated, and maintained in a manner that supports the health and safety
of occupants.
Mission
To help all Americans, but especially children and other vulnerable populations in low-income households, reach their full potential by making homes safe and healthy.
5 (OLHCHH, 2009, Healthy Homes Strategic Plan)
What is Unhealthy Housing?
What is the Extent of the Problem?
Why Does Our Work Matter?
What Does OLHCHH Do Now?
What More Can We Do?
Strategic Framework
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Housing with Severe and
Moderate Deficiencies (US)
6.6%
5.5%
2.8%
3.2%
2.5%
1.5%
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
7.0%
Non-Hispanic Black Hispanic Non-Hispanic White
Per
cen
t
Race/Ethnicity
Inadequate Housing by Race/Ethnicity
moderate
severe
Source: American Housing Survey, 2011
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Surgeon General’s Call to Action
A healthy home is sited, designed, built, renovated, and maintained in ways that support the health of residents.
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Journal of Public Health Management
Practice, 2015, 21(4), 345–354
The MIGHHTY STUDY: Moving Into Green Healthy Housing: The Yield in health
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Statistically Significant Results (p<0.05)
• Housing conditions and self-reported physical and mental health
• Hay fever, headaches, sinusitis, angina, and respiratory allergy.
• Asthma severity (lost school/work days, disturbed sleep, and symptoms)
• Improved sadness, nervousness, restlessness, and child behavior
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Breathe Easy Home Health Improvements in Asthma
Health Outcome Change
Symptom-free days/2 weeks 4.8 fewer days/2 weeks (p=0.004)
Urgent Clinical Care Trips (% reduction) 41.2% (p=0.002)
Asthma Triggers in House Dust 2.0 before/0.03 after
Caretaker Quality of Life Score 4.9 before/5.8 after
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• Breysse et al. 2015 - improved mental health, falls, and adult general health
• Colton et al. 2014 - improved PM2.5, NO2, and 47% less symptoms);
• Breysse et al. 2011 - improved general health, asthma and respiratory health);
• Takaro et al. 2011 - reduced asthma symptom free days, ER visits, caretaker quality of life and lower asthma triggers);
• Jacobs et al. 2014 - improvements in allergens and adult general health;
• Garland et al. 2016 - decreases in asthma & respiratory symptoms, urgent visits to a healthcare professional for asthma and fewer days of work, school, or daycare missed).
Green Building/Weatherization/Energy Conservation/Building Performance
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Summary of 72 US Healthy Housing Studies
• https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/healthy_homes/hhi/hhts
HHTS & LTS Grant Programs Abstracts FY 2006 – 2017 (Link is on the right side of the page)
The principal investigator, award amount, grant number and citations for publications resulting from the studies
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Who Should be Involved?
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The per person savings for all medical encounters and medications filled was $1083 per in-home asthma visit. The average cost of the visit was $302, for a benefit to program cost ratio of 3.58 and net benefit of $781 per asthma visit
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Healthy Housing &Disaster Recovery
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To reduce housing-related health risks, federal, state, and local governmental housing agencies should: • require that new residential construction and substantial
rehabilitation of existing residences financed with public funds after disasters comply fully with Enterprise Green Communities standards or their equivalent and with the minimum requirements set forth in the National Healthy Housing Standard.
• Federal and state funding agencies should tie these requirements to recovery funds, and private funders should consider incentivizing compliance with these standards.
• Additionally, multiple affordable housing options should be considered during redevelopment to ensure that people of all income levels can remain in the community.
Recommendation 12: Ensure Healthy and Affordable Post-Disaster Housing.
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The Origin of US Healthy Housing
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National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition
http://www.nchh.org/Policy/National-Safe-and-Healthy-
Housing-Coalition.aspx
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Healthy Housing
• Limitations of the Medical & Housing Professions • Treat Only After Getting Sick • Housing Quality by Complaint
• Challenges • Focus & Breadth • Investment & Market Failures
•More Than Another Good Idea
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