Preventing ill-health: MPs to consider impact of poor housing on health

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In this second session to focus on ‘healthy places’, MPs will hear from experts on the relationship between housing and health with questions expected to cover the costs of poor housing to the NHS, the quality of rental properties, indoor ventilation and noise pollution. The inquiry is seeking evidence on how housing can be designed to improve people’s health. The session is also likely to consider the extent to which Government plans to create more homes through housebuilding or the transformation of non-residential buildings will help to deliver healthy homes.

The role of ‘healthy places’ is the second theme to be explored by the Committee in its major inquiry into how to prevent ill-health. The first session heard from experts considering ways of embedding physical activity into local areas.             

Witnesses

Tuesday 5 September, Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster

From 10.00:

• Dr Henry Burridge, Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London
• Helen Garrett, Principal Consultant, Building Research Establishment
• Dr Jill Stewart, Associate Professor in Public Health, University of Greenwich
• David Finch, Associate Director, Healthy Lives Team, The Health Foundation

Further information 

• In addition to healthy places, the inquiry into preventing ill-health will consider: health inequalities; mental health and wellbeing; healthy eating and obesity; smoking, drugs, alcohol, and gambling; sexual health; early years and childhood; cancer prevention; other major conditions. Vaccination was the first subject to be examined. Further details here.
• The chosen themes were selected from more than 600 submissions from researchers and organisations involved in preventative healthcare.
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