095R_Housing as a social determinant of health and wellbeing: developing an empirically-informed realist theoretical framework (research summary)

Are you interested in social housing quality and its effects on the tenants’ life?  Our summary today works with the article titled Housing as a social determinant of health and wellbeing: developing an empirically-informed realist theoretical framework from 2020 by Steve Rolfe, Lisa Garnham, Jon Godwin, Isobel Anderson, Pete Seaman, and Cam Donaldson, published in the BMC Public Health, which is part of Springer Nature.  Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how urban social housing quality influences human wellbeing and health, which will be discussed in detail with the next interviewee, Chris Maher in episode 96. This article presents a theoretical framework to understand the less tangible aspects of housing experience on health and wellbeing. As the most important things, I would like to highlight 3 aspects: Social housing and renting can impact tenants’ health and wellbeing so how we do it must be properly set up to create the best outcomes. Quality renting service and quality housing influence the tenants’ experiences in a positive way, improving health and wellbeing. Investigating and improving these aspects can even operate as public health intervention and prevention in the lives of tenants. You can find the article through this link. You can find the transcript through this link. What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available. I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay