Housing
"The
Current State of Housing in Canada as a Social Determinant of Health"
(2003)
Policy Options
by Toba Bryant
Despite growing evidence as to their effect
upon health outcomes, housing issues have not been high on the agenda
of most health researchers in Canada and the federal government
and many provincial governments have withdrawn from the provision
of social housing over the last decade.. To end the current housing
crisis and insecurity, governments have to increase their spending
on housing by 1 per cent of overall spending and adopt a national
housing strategy that recognizes that housing affects the population's
health and other social determinants of health.
Adequate and Affordable Housing: A Child Health Issue.An
Overview of Research Linking Children’s health status to poor
housing. (2003)
Child
and Youth Health Network of Eastern Ontario (CYHNEO) — pdf
In an attempt to address the critical need for
adequate and affordable
housing in Canada, the Child and Youth Health Network for Eastern
Ontario
has produced an overview of research that links housing conditions
to child
health status. Along with the research document, advocacy tools
and ideas
for action can be found to assist in making housing a priority.
These
resources are downloadable at the Network's web site
Housing
Discussion Paper Part 3: Strategies for Action
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
The purpose of this paper is to highlight critical
issues in housing for people with mental illness and to suggest
new approaches to reforming housing policy.
National
Resource Centre on Homelessness and Mental Illness
This U.S. site has many resources and links
on homelessness and mental illness
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