Why should we care about healthier homes?

Speaker
Professor Susan J Smith, Professor Ken Gibb, Virginia Barbaro, Sammy-Jo Hagan
Event date
Event time
17:30 - 18:30
Venue
Kellogg College
62 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 6PN
Venue details

The Hub

Event type
Lectures and seminars
Event cost
Free
Disabled access?
Yes
Booking required
Required

Housing quality has a profound impact on health, with poor housing conditions exacerbating health inequalities, a situation made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. For many residents in social housing communities, living in overcrowded homes with issues like damp, mould, cold, and pests is a daily reality. These challenges directly influence physical and mental health, raising the question: how can we build better connections between housing and health sectors to address these issues?

In this seminar, we will explore what it means to create healthy, adequate living environments in social housing, drawing on insights from academia, local government, public housing tenants, and the health sector. We will critically examine how these concepts can be practically assessed and effectively embedded into policy frameworks, while also discussing the importance of long-term collaboration between housing and health improvement initiatives. Through real-world examples and a focus on 'City of Care' urbanism, this session aims to spark a lively discussion on creating healthier, more sustainable living places.

This event will be chaired by GCHU Visiting Research Associate Dr Lidia Katia C. Manzo from the University of Milan.