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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UPDATE – Nepal School Toilet Design Guide
March 27th, 2021
Many small components make up the design of Healthabitat’s toilet designs for schools in Nepal. Quietly over many nights and many hours a core group of students, architects, designers, and…
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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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Update – Sago Network pt.2 – Sago Dry Toilet
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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Update – Sago Network pt.1
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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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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Global Handwashing Day…late but always relevant
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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