Research and Policy
Key points
The evaluation found that Healthy Housing has significantly reduced the risk and rate of housing-related diseases (asthma, respiratory diseases, rheumatic fever, cellulitis, and meningitis), injuries (falls and burns), addressed conditions (obesity and reduced mobility) and improved wellbeing.
The evaluation suggested that households, providers and key stakeholders have very similar views of what the Healthy Housing intervention involves and that it achieves positive outcomes for families that are sustainable.
The evaluation indicated that collaborative and flexible interagency relationships lead to programme sustainability between Housing New Zealand and the district health boards.
Barriers to achieving outcomes that the evaluation identified were addressed quickly and effectively. Healthy Housing worked with other business groups in Housing New Zealand to respond to barriers, such as, maintenance issues in that part of a house not extended or modernised, and upgrading of the grounds.
Healthy Housing's knowledge and experience is being transferred to other business groups within Housing New Zealand and to other government agencies through policy and operational activities
