The World Health Organization has long supported research and guidance on healthy housing. On behalf of the WHO, we conducted an international review of policies that would support healthy housing. The outputs include an interactive pdf and a policy repository. This work supports countries with implementation of the WHO Housing and health guidelines.
The interactive report covers the following exposures: overcrowding, low and high indoor temperatures, home injuries, accessibility, water quality, air quality, damp and mould, noise, asbestos, lead and radon.
The image below from the report shows the range of policy approaches and instruments that were reviewed. Each section contains evidence reviews and global policy examples, alongside links to other WHO resources.
Read: ‘Policies, regulations & legislation promoting healthy housing: a review‘
Published January 2021