Housing and health in Europe: preliminary results of a pan-European study.
OBJECTIVE
The World Health Organization's Regional Office for Europe has undertaken a large study to evaluate housing and health in 7 European cities.


METHODS
Survey tools were used to obtain information about housing and living conditions, health perception, and health status from a representative sample of the population in each city.


RESULTS
In Forli, Italy, the first city studied, preliminary findings indicate some important potential links between housing and health.


CONCLUSIONS
These findings, when combined with those from the remaining European cities, will likely generate concrete recommendations for the allocation of resources to programs that can improve housing and health.
Bonnefoy
Xavier R
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World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, European Center for Environment and Health/Bonn Office, Görrestrasse 15, 53113 Bonn, Germany. xbo@ecehbonn.euro.who.int
Braubach
Matthias
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Moissonnier
Brigitte
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Monolbaev
Kubanychbek
K
Röbbel
Nathalie
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D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002958:City Planning; D004779:Environment Design; D005060:Europe; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006798:Housing / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011998:Recreation; D012106:Research; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000145:classification* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014944:World Health Organization