Research Paper
Precarious housing and health inequalities: what are the links?
This exploratory study asks two broad questions:
• Does poor health lead to precarious housing?
• Does precarious housing (including affordability, suitability and security of tenure) affect people’s health?
Older private renters (that is, people older than 65 years) were particularly vulnerable to unaffordable housing: half were in housing affordability stress.
2011
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Lifetime Neighbourhoods
As we grow older we are more likely to spend more time at home, and where we live is an important determinant of our well-being.
2011
Conceptualizing Age-Friendly Communities
On the political and policy front, interest has increased in making communities more “age-friendly”, an ongoing trend since the World Health Organization launched its global Age-Friendly Cities project. We conceptualize age-friendly communities by building on the WHO framework and applying an ecological perspective.
2011
Making Do: Housing Quality and Affordability in the Low to Moderate Income Specific Housing Sector
Better cities require integrated planning and monitoring across the board that is inclusive of age-specific housing. Australia’s ageing population presents a number of challenges for provision of appropriate and affordable housing and care for those on low to moderate incomes.
2011
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Lifetime Neighbourhoods
It is increasingly recognised that it is not just our homes, but also the neighbourhoods where we live that have a significant role in keeping us well and independent as we grow older.
2011
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Secure occupancy in rental housing: conceptual foundations and comparative perspectives
This report is concerned with the nature of housing occupancy for households that rent, particularly low-income and vulnerable households.
2011
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Denmark Age Friendly Community Study Final Report
In 2006 the World Health Organisation convened a conference, attended by delegates from 33 cities in 22 countries around the world, to assess and determine the key elements of a community which supports healthy and active ageing.
This resulted in the publication of 'Global Age-friendly Cities: A Guide'.
2011
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Service integrated housing for Australians in later life
The aim of the study is to analyse the diversity and types of service integrated housing that have been developed in Australia, and to consider the policy and research implications. It includes examination of the implications of international experience with service integrated housing for Australia.
2010
Demographics of Homelessness Series: The Rising Elderly Population
There is some troubling evidence that homelessness in the US is beginning to increase among elderly adults.
2010
A predictable crisis: Older, single women as the new face of homelessness
The dissolution of partnerships and re-partnering involve serious risks for women and their children, according to this paper.
2010
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