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ANNUAL REVIEW OF PUBLIC HEALTH, VOL 41
Volume 41, Issue -, Pages 381-396Publisher
ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040119-094050
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housing; child health; healthy child development; toxic stress; intervention studies
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Housing is often described as an important determinant of health, but less commonly of child health. Despite acknowledgment of the importance of housing to health, however, there are relatively few studies of the effects of housing interventions on health, and again even fewer on child health. This article argues that a broad focus on healthy child development-as opposed to just physical health-coupled with a conceptual framework outlining specific attributes of housing with the potential to influence child health, should be adopted to guide a comprehensive approach to public health policy for healthy child development. Most housing interventions address direct pathways linking in-home hazard exposures to child health outcomes, with promising but mixed results. But few housing interventions address the broader aspects of healthy child development. This review addresses potential housing interventions that could impact the broader determinants of healthy child development and accompanying methodological challenges.
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