housing
Apartment-dwelling children in nonsmoking units still exposed
Children living in apartments are exposed to secondhand smoke even when no one smokes inside their own unit. This study, released online today by the journal Pediatrics, strongly suggests that housing type contributes to children’s exposure to tobac…
Report: For every 1 homeless person in Canada, another 23 live in inadequate housing
TORONTO, Nov. 19, 2010–For every one person in Canada who is homeless, another 23 live in unsafe, crowded or unaffordable housing, meaning the country’s housing crisis is even worse than previously thought, according to Dr. Stephen Hwang of St. Mic…
Research reveals likely housing winners and losers
The Financial Markets Group at the London School of Economics carried out the research. It developed a life-cycle model to investigate how prices of housing (purchasing and renting), the overall economy and wealth distribution react to changes in te…
‘Legacy of Katrina’ report details impact of stalled recovery on mental health status of children
Five years ago Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans caused the evacuation of 1.5 million Gulf Coast residents. After a year, 500,000 people remained displaced, many residing in highly transitional shelters, including the notorious FEMA t…