Bricks and mortar of well-being: exploring the housing-health connection

Roshanak Mehdipanah; Lara C Weinstein

doi:10.1186/s12889-023-16844-9

Bricks and mortar of well-being: exploring the housing-health connection

BMC Public Health. 2023 Oct 3;23(1):1913. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16844-9.

Authors

Roshanak Mehdipanah¹, Lara C Weinstein²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Behavior & Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1415 Washington Heights, SPH 1, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2029, USA. rmehdipa@umich.edu.
² Department of Family and Community Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Walnut, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA.

Abstract

Housing is a determinant of health. Increasing housing costs and worsening housing conditions have impacted populations worldwide. This Editorial aims to examine the dynamic connection between housing and health and the role of public health in addressing this relationship for a Collection launched at BMC Public Health on Housing as a determinant of health and well-being.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Costs and Cost Analysis
Housing*
Humans
Public Health*