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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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