Authors' recommendations: - The homes we live in impact on health, wellbeing and health inequalities - Treating illnesses directly related to living in cold, damp and dangerous homes costs the NHS £2.5 billion per year - Ensuring affordable warmth through insulation and more efficient heating can improve health and wellbeing - Home safety assessment and modification can reduce falls and risk of falling in older people - Education, promotion of exercise and wearing of appropriate footwear, environmental modifications and training of healthcare workers can reduce the rate of fall-related injuries (including fractures) in older people - Homes can be made safer through education delivered by health or social care professionals, school teachers, lay workers, and voluntary organisations - Home assessment followed by tailored packages and co-ordinated care from healthcare providers and social services can reduce the number of asthma-symptom days, school absenteeism and acute-care visits amongst children and adolescents

Project Status: Completed

Year Published: 2014

URL for published report: http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/pdf/effectiveness-matters-Nov-2014-housing.pdf

English language abstract: An English language summary is available

Publication Type: Not Assigned

Country: England

Organisation Name: University of York

Contact Address: University of York, York, Y01 5DD, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 1904 321040, Fax: +44 1904 321041,

Contact Name: crd@york.ac.uk

Contact Email: crd@york.ac.uk

Copyright: University of York