context
Housing stands out as one of the two most important material aspects of an individual's life, along with employment and work.Expanding beyond mere boundaries brick and mortarHousing encompasses a complex social system, consisting of diverse subsystems across different levels.
It is therefore an important social determinant of population health and health inequalities and is part of PAHO's Health Promotion and Social Determinants of Health Division, part of PAHO's Social and Environmental Determinants for Health Equity Division. It is also an important course of action for the causal department.
topic
This webinar will address some of the housing and health challenges in the Americas from a PAHO perspective. This represents research and concepts to understand how housing and health are closely linked, and five key pathways linking housing and health are described.
- quality and condition of housing;
- housing stability and security, including the health effects of homelessness and migration;
- housing affordability,
- neighborhood context and
- Social connections and care.
Additionally, this webinar will discuss the importance of health equity, the concept of a right to housing, and trauma-informed co-designed housing structures, programs, and services. Finally, there will be space for reflection and discussion by three of his participants involved in housing and health research and activism.
the goal
The goals of the webinar are:
- Presenting an overview of regional issues related to housing and health from PAHO's perspective,
- Describes five key pathways linking housing and health;
- Examines the implications of the housing-health relationship for global policy and highlights health equity goals.
way to participate
date: Friday, April 12, 2024
time: 10:00am – 11:30am ET (Washington, DC)
Other time zones: Mexico (8am), Panama (9am), Brasilia, Argentina (11am).
language: english and spanish
platform: zoom
register
agenda
10:00am – 10:10am – Introduction and Welcome
welcome greeting
Jerry EikemansDirector, Office of Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Equity, PAHO
Panelist introduction
Pilar CamposPAHO Regional Advisor on Health Promotion
10:10am – 10:25am – Presentation
Overview of regional issues related to housing and health from PAHO’s perspective
Hugo Vasquez,OPS
10:25am – 10:55am
Overview of research on the pillars of healthy housing: housing quality and conditions, housing stability and security (including immigrant and refugee status), housing affordability, neighborhood characteristics, social connections and care (15 minutes)
Megan HoltonResearcher, Department of Architecture and Planning, University of Buffalo (USA)
Global policy implications: Concepts of health equity, the right to housing, the importance of trauma-informed support services, and the importance of co-design (10 minutes)
Betsy BowenAssociate Professor, School of Social Work, University at Buffalo (USA)
Summary and conclusion (5 minutes)
Besty BowenAssociate Professor, School of Social Work, University at Buffalo (USA)
10:55-11:15 a.m. – Comments from three experts from academia, government, and civil society.
Facilitator: Christina Franceschini
Natalia Quinto Group “Vivienda y Habitat de La Boca Resiste y Propone”, Argentina
Roshanak Medipana Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Michigan (USA)
Juan Guillermo Orozco Pajo Guatemala
11:15-11:25 a.m. – Q&A
11:25-11:30am – Closed
Pilar CamposPAHO Regional Advisor on Health Promotion
