HLTH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Housing Cooperative, Radon

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLTH 101
• Professor: Jennifer Wigglesworth

Document Summary

Homeless not just people on the streets. Could be in shelters, staying with friends and family, in motels, etc. Homeless is a product of the breakdown of the public system, not just mental health issues, drugs, Stable homes means less police and hospital interactions addictions, etc. Best way to end homeless is to prevent it. Quality of housing refers to ventilation, heating and cooling, food storage and preparation capabilities, presence of toxins, washing and toilet facilities, and the number of rooms/amount of space for the number of occupants. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of themselves a(cid:374)d their fa(cid:373)ily, i(cid:374)(cid:272)ludi(cid:374)g food, (cid:272)lothi(cid:374)g, housi(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d (cid:373)edi(cid:272)al (cid:272)are . In 2011, about 1. 6 million canadian households or 12. 5%, were in core housing need. Most of these households, about 90%, were living in unaffordable housing. Over the course of a year, over 235,000 canadians experience homelessness.