Review highlights how sustainable housing influences health outcomes in populations, suggesting policies for equitable benefits.
Key Points
Sustainable housing improves health outcomes across various demographics, promoting overall wellbeing within communities.
Empirical evidence indicates that features of sustainable housing, such as energy efficiency, benefit physical and mental health in vulnerable populations.
This review utilizes a holistic approach to examine sustainable housing's role as a social determinant of health within public health frameworks.
Polarities in financing and policy coherence challenge sustainable housing's equitable implementation, calling for collaborative, equity-centered solutions.