Journal article
Collaborating with a social housing provider supports a large cohort study of the health effects of housing conditions
MG Baker, J Zhang, T Blakely, J Crane, K Saville-Smith, P Howden-Chapman
BMC Public Health | BIOMED CENTRAL LTD | Published : 2016
Abstract
Background: Despite the importance of adequate, un-crowded housing as a prerequisite for good health, few large cohort studies have explored the health effects of housing conditions. The Social Housing Outcomes Worth (SHOW) Study was established to assess the relationship between housing conditions and health, particularly between household crowding and infectious diseases. This paper reports on the methods and feasibility of using a large administrative housing database for epidemiological research and the characteristics of the social housing population. Methods: This prospective open cohort study was established in 2003 in collaboration with Housing New Zealand Corporation which provides ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Establishment and operation of this cohort study has been support by funding from the Health Research Council of New Zealand and HNZC. We wish to particularly thank the following current and former staff at HNZC: Patricia Laing, Blair Badcock, Michael Lennon, and Helen Fulcher. Staff at the Ministry of Health who have assisted the study include Chris Lewis. We also wish to thank colleagues who have contributed to establishment of this study while working with us at He Kainga Oranga: Jasminka Milosevic, Robin Turner, and Charlotte Kieft.