NEWS/DISCUSSION: Doctors leaving NT from heat
July 15th, 2021
The two summers of 2018-20 were the hottest ever recorded in the NT. From December 2019 to January 2020, temperatures were about 4℃ above the long-term average. And in late…
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TOOLS: ‘Housing for Health – The Guide’, how do you use it?
June 14th, 2021
Do you know about the ‘Housing for Health – The Guide’ or perhaps you have forgotten how to use it? Housing for Health – The Guide – Landing Page …
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Environmental health issues across nations are strikingly similar!
June 3rd, 2021
Environmental health issues cross nations! ‘An estimated one in 10 Indigenous Americans lack access to safe tap water or basic sanitation – without which a host of health conditions including…
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DISCUSSION: What we know about Health and Housing Hardware
May 20th, 2021
Closing the Gap Clearinghouse produced a document in 2013 talking on the value of health hardware. Its content has re-appeared in the 2020 17th biennial health report by the Australian…
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NEWS – Housing for Health is starting again in the NT!
May 14th, 2021
Back to the NT! Healthabitat has just commenced the first of 10 new Housing for Health projects to be delivered across the NT over the next 2 years. Funded by…
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GOOD NEWS – Maintenance in Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
April 20th, 2021
Community Housing Central Australia (CHCA) has recently completed Survey Fix – 1 as part of an annual maintenance program to improve house function! CHCA is an Aboriginal controlled, not-for-profit community…
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DISCUSSION – Building Homes to reduce Overcrowding
April 6th, 2021
A massive housing shortfall is contributing to overcrowding in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory. Fixing homes can be part of the solution. In January, the ABC published an article saying that…
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Advocacy – Building Better Homes
February 22nd, 2021
Improving house function is key to improving health. These improvements are only useful if you can actually use the house. A campaign is underway at the moment called “Building Better…
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Discussion – Air-conditioners // split systems vs evaporative
February 8th, 2021
Cool Houses in Hot (arid and semi-arid) Climates During a Housing for health project in rural NSW in 40+ celsius degree temperatures a discussion was had about which common system…
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Report – Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage
January 25th, 2021
The Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage 2020 report was released in December by the productivity commission. The report measures the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people against 52 indicators across…
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Report – Housing for health, 20 years on…
December 14th, 2020
A peer-reviewed paper has been published looking at 20 years of Housing for Health projects in NSW. Titled: Prioritising Housing Maintenance to Improve Health in Indigenous Communities in NSW over…
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NT Government – Solutions to Overcrowding
November 29th, 2020
In many remote communities, overcrowding is a Big Issue. This can lead to increased spread of infectious disease. The Northern Territory Government has now committed to 10 years of funding…Good start!
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