The relationship between housing and health is strong and some evidence suggests that many of our exposures and stresses in the home can be avoided, alleviated, or reduced. The quality of a home may also be influenced by an individual or family’s ability to understand potential hazards and their capacity to address those hazards. This Research Topic welcomes articles that address innovative strategies to improve the quality of homes and thereby positively influence health. These strategies could include community, educational, policy, technological, or engineering approaches to all hazards encountered in the home. Housing hazards can include but are not limited to biological, chemical, physical, and/or emotional, where there is evidence of the connection with health.
The relationship between housing and health is strong and some evidence suggests that many of our exposures and stresses in the home can be avoided, alleviated, or reduced. The quality of a home may also be influenced by an individual or family’s ability to understand potential hazards and their capacity to address those hazards. This Research Topic welcomes articles that address innovative strategies to improve the quality of homes and thereby positively influence health. These strategies could include community, educational, policy, technological, or engineering approaches to all hazards encountered in the home. Housing hazards can include but are not limited to biological, chemical, physical, and/or emotional, where there is evidence of the connection with health.