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Housing, health and well-being have always been inextricably linked. Shelter is a basic life necessity and adequate, affordable housing, in a secure neighbourhood, is commonly taken to be a fundamental prerequisite for healthy and happy living. Arguably, the broad principle that adequate housing is essential to public health offers as strong a case for positive state intervention in the housing system as do housing-specific objectives. Similarly, the varied input of the housing profession into providing and managing housing, and to supporting the well-being of tenants and residents, contributes in no small measure to public health outcomes as well as housing outcomes. Consequently, an understanding of the operation of the housing system and contribution of the housing profession will be essential to any comprehensive analysis of public health.
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Anderson, I., Barclay, A. (2003). Housing and Health. In: Watterson, A. (eds) Public Health in Practice. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-21421-7_7
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