Healthy housing and healthy environments as a strategy for health promotion

In this article, Healthy Housing is discussed as a potential field of knowledge and practices to be applied in the Health Promotion strategy and as an instrument in a larger discussion of problems in health and living standards. The development and consolidation of Health Promotion is presented focu...

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Published in:Ciência & saude coletiva 2007-01, Vol.12 (1), p.191
Main Authors: Cohen, Simone Cynamon, Bodstein, Regina, Kligerman, Débora Cynamon, Marcondes, Willer Baumgarten
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Brazil
Environment
Health Promotion - methods
Housing - standards
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Summary:In this article, Healthy Housing is discussed as a potential field of knowledge and practices to be applied in the Health Promotion strategy and as an instrument in a larger discussion of problems in health and living standards. The development and consolidation of Health Promotion is presented focusing the discussion on two fields of action: healthy public policies and the establishment of healthy environments. The concepts of habitability and ambience are presented as a path conducive to reflection and the development of closer ties between Health Promotion and Healthy Housing.
ISSN:1678-4561