Healthy Housing

A Structured Review of Published Evaluations of US Interventions to Improve Health by Modifying Housing in the United States, 1990–2001

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ID14599375
AuthorsSusan Saegert (0000-0003-4004-8271, The Graduate Center, CUNY), Susan C Saegert (Susan C. Saegert is with the Department of Psychology, City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center, New York City. Susan Klitzman and Nicholas Freudenberg are with the Program in Urban Public Health, Hunter College, CUNY, New York City. Jana Cooperman-Mroczek is a doctoral student in the Department of Psychology, CUNY Graduate Center. Salwa Nassar is with the Center on AIDS, Drugs, and Community Health, Hunter College.), Susan Klitzman (Susan C. Saegert is with the Department of Psychology, City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center, New York City. Susan Klitzman and Nicholas Freudenberg are with the Program in Urban Public Health, Hunter College, CUNY, New York City. Jana Cooperman-Mroczek is a doctoral student in the Department of Psychology, CUNY Graduate Center. Salwa Nassar is with the Center on AIDS, Drugs, and Community Health, Hunter College.), Nicholas Freudenberg (0000-0001-5159-6914, Susan C. Saegert is with the Department of Psychology, City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center, New York City. Susan Klitzman and Nicholas Freudenberg are with the Program in Urban Public Health, Hunter College, CUNY, New York City. Jana Cooperman-Mroczek is a doctoral student in the Department of Psychology, CUNY Graduate Center. Salwa Nassar is with the Center on AIDS, Drugs, and Community Health, Hunter College.), Jana Cooperman-Mroczek (Susan C. Saegert is with the Department of Psychology, City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center, New York City. Susan Klitzman and Nicholas Freudenberg are with the Program in Urban Public Health, Hunter College, CUNY, New York City. Jana Cooperman-Mroczek is a doctoral student in the Department of Psychology, CUNY Graduate Center. Salwa Nassar is with the Center on AIDS, Drugs, and Community Health, Hunter College.), Salwa Nassar (Susan C. Saegert is with the Department of Psychology, City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center, New York City. Susan Klitzman and Nicholas Freudenberg are with the Program in Urban Public Health, Hunter College, CUNY, New York City. Jana Cooperman-Mroczek is a doctoral student in the Department of Psychology, CUNY Graduate Center. Salwa Nassar is with the Center on AIDS, Drugs, and Community Health, Hunter College.)
Year2003
Volume93
Issue9
Pages1471-1477
Publication date2003-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.93.9.1471
PMID12948965
OpenAlexW2061074120
LanguageEN
Citations received46
References cited44

We sought to characterize and to evaluate the success of current public health interventions related to housing. Two reviewers contentanalyzed 72 articles selected from 12 electronic databases of US interventions from 1990 to 2001. Ninety-two percent of the interventions addressed a single condition, most often lead poisoning, injury, or asthma. Fifty-seven percent targeted children, and 13% targeted seniors. The most common intervention strategies employed a one-time treatment to improve the environment; to change behavior, attitudes, or knowledge; or both. Most studies reported statistically significant improvements, but few (14%) were judged extremely successful. Current interventions are limited by narrow definitions of housing and health, by brief time spans, and by limited geographic and social scales. An ecological paradigm is recommended as a guide to more effective approaches

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