
The pilot of Housing for Health utilises ‘HealthHabitat’ methodology in making changes to environmental conditions to improve health status and reduce the risk of disease and injury. The pilot is for women living in social housing who are pregnant, improving their housing so that the health of their newborn infant is improved.
Steven Conaty
Karla Jaques
Steven Conaty- SWSLHD Population Health, Tara Vella- FACS, Fiona Haigh
This innovative approach provides an opportunity to address critical housing maintenance at a time of maximum need (pregnancy)
The project aims to utilise the ‘HealthHabitat’ methodology in making changes to environmental conditions to improve health status and reduce the risk of disease and injury. The pilot aims to women who are pregnant and improve their housing so that the health of their newborn infant is improved
The project will be conducted in a South Western Sydney in one areas however will be used as a pilot to inform scaling up in other areas.
It is anticipated that the project will be piloted and evaluated. The pilot steps are:
Karla Jaques Phone: 02 8738 9320 Email: karla.jaques@health.nsw.gov.au
SWSLHD , FACS