House function & COVID-19
May 25th, 2020
What does house function have to do with COVID-19? HH read this excellent article on the Conversation and this one from Croakey which advocates for improved housing to reduce the…
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COVID-19 Update
March 19th, 2020
Following the evolving government advice on COVID-19, HH has postponed the rollout of all Housing for Health projects for the next few months. Trades will continue to fix critical health…
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Ongoing maintenance for toilets in Diepsloot
March 19th, 2019
“Sometimes toilets and taps are not working for months and even years, if we don’t fix them, no one will.” – Lerato Monama HH was invited by the already working…
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FINAL REPORT Community Plumbing Challenge: Navajo Nation
March 4th, 2019
Now in its’ fourth year of challenges where licenced plumbers and other trades are invited into tough places to make real changes, this year the Housing for Health survey-fix process…
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Water is Life: a documentary
March 4th, 2019
This short documentary filmed during the CPC in October 2018 illustrates the challenges faced by local Indigenous residents living without basic healthy living practices and the emotional journey for the…
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Global guidelines for Housing and Health
March 4th, 2019
The Housing for Health incubator recently invited and heard from David Jacobs, Chief Scientist, National Center for Healthy Housing, United States on the recently launch World Health Organization’s (WHO) Housing and health guidelines….
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Disaster looming – the end of NPARIH
February 21st, 2018
Minister Nigel Scullion and the Australian Government appear to be ignoring their own 2017 review into the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing (NPARIH). Rather than increasing critical funding…
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The Remote Housing Review: Maintenance Programs – how can they stop people getting sick?
November 26th, 2017
In November, HH published its initial views on the the Review. HH again calls on the government to immediately implement the Key Recommendations of the Review, in particular; Recommendation: A…
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The Remote Housing Review: overcrowded houses make people sick
November 14th, 2017
On 26 October 2017, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet published its ‘Remote Housing Review: A review of the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing and the…
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“We need to find a way for the future houses”
August 10th, 2017
“We need to find a way for the future houses”. Ms Wurrguwurrgu – Ramingining local councilor. The NT Government’s Remote Housing Program is in need of additional funding to deliver…
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Health check on new solar systems
August 3rd, 2017
News is cropping up of solar panels being installed in Aboriginal communities all over Australia. On 24 July, the Australian reported that the Northern Territory Government has installed over 10,000…
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Update on NT election housing promises: building starts
July 16th, 2017
A year ago (July 2016) Healthabitat published this article about the impending NT election. Back then, both major parties were making big promises to construct houses and reduce crowding. In…
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