ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION This chapter examines the relationships between housing, health and well-being to inform an understanding of the most effective approaches to address potential health impacts associated with the built environments in which we live. To place housing in its proper public health context, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH 2008) provides an excellent comparison of statistics on the numbers of people
■ Discuss the link between housing and health and the role of housing standards and housing professionals in the amelioration of housing related health problems.
