Eco and Healthy House - Improving Wellbeing through Sustainable Living
Our homes play a crucial role in influencing our health and wellbeing. Enhancing living conditions can lead to positive outcomes for individuals, families, and communities. This initiative by the Faculty of Public Health at Andalas University focuses on creating eco-friendly and healthy living spaces through sustainable design and practices.
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Eco and Healthy House Putri Nilam Sari, M.Kes Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Andalas Andalas University University
Our home, both the location and the physical building itself, influences almost every aspect of our lives from how well we sleep, to how often we see friends, to how safe and secure we feel. If we want to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities, there can hardly be a more important place to start than the home: it is where most people spend most of their life Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Andalas Andalas University University
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Can we achieve it in the future? Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Andalas Andalas University University
Taking the way sunlight comes into the rooms into consideration, the house uses the bamboo lattice and eaves to block sunlight that enables coolness in the warm days. This design allows sunlight to come in for warmth in the cold days Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Andalas Andalas University University
Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Andalas Andalas University University
Housing as a determinant of health Infectious Diseases Chronic Diseases Injuries Childhood Development and Nutrition Mental Health Neighborhood Effects Disparities in Housing, Disparities in Health Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Andalas Andalas University University
Putting health into housingwhat is public health doing about it? (Ideal Condition) Guidelines, Codes, and Enforcement Health department issues and enforces housing codes and guidelines (e.g., plumbing, sanitation, occupancy) Visiting of Public health worker to carry out the action plan by offering education and social support, encouraging changes in habits (e.g., household cleaning, tobacco use), providing materials to reduce exposures (e.g., bedding covers, vacuum cleaners, doormats, cleaning kits, integrated pest management supplies), helping repair minor deficiencies (e.g., small holes that allow pests to enter, minor leaks), assisting tenants in working with their landlords or relocating if needed, and providing counseling and referral for other household concerns Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Andalas Andalas University University
Exposure Assessment and Consultation for Individuals Community Assessment Services for Homeless People Collaboration Advocacy Public Education and Awareness Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Andalas Andalas University University
Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Andalas Andalas University University
