August 9th, 2021
You might remember our February news item on the “Building Better Homes” initiative to see mandatory minimum accessibility requirements of ‘gold’ brought into the National Construction Code (NCC). In April…
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August 6th, 2021
Learning about the effects of the current US Heat dome, Healthabitat is concerned for residents of the Navajo Nation – the largest land area home to a Native American tribe…
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July 1st, 2021
NEWSLETTER | JUNE 2021 Another year has gone by. We have been busy caught up in doing the work and haven’t taken enough time to regularly share with you what we…
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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 7th, 2021
We know having a functioning toilet that removes waste safely is critical for ongoing health. What happens when you live in a remote village with minimal water, frequent flooding and…
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December 28th, 2020
Sago Network is a not-for-profit multi-diciplinary team… …consisting of architects and community development professionals who have been collaborated with Healthabitat over many years in a sustained commitment to improve village-level…
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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 30th, 2020
October 15 was the 2020 Global Handwashing day… Some statistics from their website factsheet; Global Handwashing Day (GHD) is a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness about the importance…
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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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October 1st, 2020
“It’s magical that there is a sewer system…” Healthabitat (HH) couldn’t agree more. A functional toilet that safely removes waste is a crucial part of Health Hardware. Have a look…
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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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