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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REVIEW: Closing the gap, 10 and 20 year review of Housing for Health data
May 7th, 2021
National Close the Gap Day was celebrated in the middle of March 2021, a chance for Healthabitat to revisit important research and reports of its work aimed at ‘Closing the…
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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 Crowding
April 6th, 2021
A massive housing shortfall is contributing to crowding 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 Crowding
November 29th, 2020
In many remote communities, crowding 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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Good News! Housing for Health projects are starting up again.
November 9th, 2020
Housing for Health projects in New South Wales and the Northern Territory have been given the green light to recommence. In March this year, all HfH projects were halted as…
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Climate change, hot housing & health
October 15th, 2020
Hot houses in hot climates can cause serious health issues. This was part of the discussion at an EcoFair in Alice Springs recently. The question was will Alice Springs region remains…
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The power of a door stop
August 25th, 2020
Some of these pieces of equipment might not appear crucial straight off the bat but from over 30 years of documenting and fixing “health hardware” we have come to appreciate some of the more subtle aspects of the living environment.
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