Housing

Where people live, the quality of their housing, the places in and around the home where children play, and the status and type of land homes are built on can have profound and lasting impacts on health. Here are a few of the factors related to housing that can impact health:

• The quality of housing and housing building materials (for example, the use of lead paint or formaldehyde)
• Building maintenance (for example, safety hazards or the presence of mold)
• Over-crowding
• Exposure to pollutants or hazards from prior or adjacent land uses
• The diversity of available housing stock

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