front cover of Engaging the Intersection of Housing and Health
Engaging the Intersection of Housing and Health
Volume Three
Edited by Mina Silberberg
University of Cincinnati Press, 2021

Researchers often hope that their work will inform social change. The questions that motivate them to pursue research careers in the first place often stem from observations about gaps between the world as we wish it to be and the world as it is, accompanied by a deep curiosity about how it might be made different. Researchers view their profession as providing important information about what is, what could be, and how to get there. However, if research is to inform social change, we must first change the way in which research is done.

Engaging the Intersection of Housing and Health offers case studies of research that is interdisciplinary, stakeholder-engaged and intentionally designed for “translation” into practice. There are numerous ways in which housing and health are intertwined. This intertwining—which is the focus of this volume—is lived daily by the children whose asthma is exacerbated by mold in their homes, the adults whose mental illness increases their risk for homelessness and whose homelessness worsens their mental and physical health, the seniors whose home environment enhances their risk of falls, and the families who must choose between paying for housing and paying for healthcare.

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front cover of Healthy Homes, Healthy Kids
Healthy Homes, Healthy Kids
Protecting Your Children From Everyday Environmental Hazards
Charity Y. Vitale and Joyce M. Schoemaker
Island Press, 1991

This comprehensive and authoritative handbook, written by scientists, identifies many hazards that parents tend to overlook. It translates technical, scientific information into an accessible how-to guide to help parents protect children from even the most toxic substances.

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front cover of Kiss Of Death
Kiss Of Death
Joseph Bastien
University of Utah Press, 1998


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