Housing impacts all aspects of health. Suitable, affordable, and adequate housing protects and promotes health and well-being, whereas the lack of the same affects health negatively. Thousands of people in Manitoba are unable to find stable housing. Social and affordable housing has diminished and deteriorated over the past 3 decades leaving thousands, including many families with children, on lengthy wait lists. Yet we know what to do. Advocates, academics, and planners have long proposed the policy and funding actions needed to ensure a suitable, affordable, and adequate home for all. This session will outline why housing matters to health, how supports in addition to homes are needed, and what approaches and strategies are urgently needed now to find our way home.
Presented by the Manitoba Public Health Association
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