Open AccessRelocating to a new or pre-existing social housing unit: significant health improvements for Inuit adults in Nunavik and Nunavut
Author(s) -
Mylène Riva,
Christopher Fletcher,
Philippe J. Dufresne,
Karine Perreault,
Gina Muckle,
Louise Potvin,
Ross Bailie
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
canadian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1920-7476
pISSN - 0008-4263
DOI - 10.17269/s41997-019-00249-6
Subject(s) - psychosocial , residence , distress , unit (ring theory) , population , quality of life (healthcare) , public housing , redress , gerontology , medicine , psychology , demography , environmental health , clinical psychology , psychiatry , sociology , political science , mathematics education , nursing , law
In 2014-2015, over 400 social housing units were constructed in selected communities in Nunavik and Nunavut, two Inuit regions in northern Canada where housing shortages and poor quality housing are endemic and undermine population health. This paper presents results from a before-and-after study examining the effects of rehousing, i.e., relocating to a newly constructed or pre-existing social housing unit, on psychosocial health and asthma-related symptoms for Inuit adults.