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May 2002, Vol 92, No. 5 | American Journal of Public Health 701
© 2002 American Public Health Association

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Housing and Health

Mary E. Northridge, PhD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief and Elliott D. Sclar, PhD, Director

Urban Planning Program, Columbia University


Urban planning and population health share an important intellectual premise—namely, that context counts. Accordingly, both professions view the quantity and quality of housing as crucial concerns. As James Krieger and Donna Higgins document in their comprehensive Public Health Matters piece, interest in housing as a determinant of health has fluctuated over the last 2 centuries in response to "infectious disease outbreaks (e.g., cholera in New York City in the 1830s), social unrest and class conflict, industrialist interest in maintaining a healthier workforce, and economic downturns leading to crises in housing availability and quality."(p758) These concerns are all too contemporary for . . . [Full Text]


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