Ngā Aratohu Hanganga Whare me te Hauora ā-Ao o WHO - Te whakarewa ki te Tuakoi Tonga
Monday 25 February 2019
The University of Otago, Wellington, is privileged to host the Southern Hemisphere Launch of the World Health Organization’s new Housing and Health Guidelines.
These guidelines have implications for the work of housing and environmental policy-makers, housing providers, the building and construction industry, and anyone else affected by or interested in the housing and related environments, and health.
As well as participating in an historical occasion, you will hear from WHO and other international speakers, complemented by local housing and health academics, who will describe the new guidelines, their rationale, and recommendations for implementation.
Topics covered
WHO Housing and Health Guidelines will include recommendations on:
- Insulation
- Heating
- Crowding
- Disability
- Home injury hazards
Style of course
Symposium – Multi-speaker presentations and panel discussion in lecture theatre setting
Who should attend?
This Summer School Day is aimed at housing and environmental policy-makers (including local and central government), community, public and private housing providers, the building and construction industry, and anyone else affected by or interested in the housing and related environments, and health.
By the end of this course participants should have a broad understanding of the contents of the new guidelines, their international implications, and WHO expectations and recommendations regarding implementation.
Draft timetable
| Time | Session | Presenter(s) Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30am | Registration | |
| 8:50am | Mihi whakatau | Hēnare Walmsley Architect; Ngāti Tuhourangi Wahiao, Whakaue/ Ngāti Hurunga Te Rangi, Te Arawa |
| 9:00am | Formal launch | Hon James Shaw, MP Minister for Climate Change; Minister of Statistics; Associate Minister of Finance |
| 9:20am | What are WHO guidelines? | Dr Nathalie Röbbel Coordinator for Air Pollution and Urban Health, World Health Organization (WHO) |
| 9:50am | Overview of the WHO Housing and health guidelines | Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman |
| 10:20am | Questions/discussion | |
| 10:30am | Morning tea | |
| Morning session: Presentation of guidelines content | ||
| Chair | Dr Lucy Telfar Barnard Senior Research Fellow, He Kainga Oranga, University of Otago, Wellington | |
| 11:00am | Indoor heat | Professor Lidia Morawska School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science & Engineering; Director, International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, QUT; Co-Director-Australia; Australia-China Centre for Air Quality Science and Management |
| 11:15am | Accessibility | Professor Peter Phibbs Urban Planning and Policy, University of Sydney; Director, Henry Halloran Trust, University of Sydney |
| 11:30am | Crowding | Professor Michael Baker Co-director, He Kainga Oranga, University of Otago, Wellington |
| 11:45am | Injury Hazards | Dr David Jacobs Chief Scientist, National Center for Healthy Housing; Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Public Health (Environmental and Occupational Sciences Division), University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 12:00pm | Insulation/indoor cold | Professor Jeroen Douwes Director, Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University |
| 12:15pm | Questions/discussion | |
| 12:30pm | Lunch break | |
| Afternoon session 1: Guidelines in context | ||
| Chair | Associate Professor Ralph Chapman School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, University of Victoria, Wellington | |
| 1:30pm | The US Healthy Housing programme | Dr David Jacobs Chief Scientist, National Center for Healthy Housing; Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Public Health (Environmental and Occupational Sciences Division), University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 1:45pm | New Zealand’s burden of disease from housing | Dr Lynn Riggs Fellow, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research; Associate, He Kainga Oranga, University of Otago, Wellington |
| 2:00pm | How many is a crowd? which crowding index to use in the New Zealand context | Dr Rosemary Goodyear Senior Analyst, Housing, Stats NZ |
| 2:15pm | Housing and health in Australia | Professor Peter Phibbs Urban Planning and Policy, University of Sydney; Director, Henry Halloran Trust, University of Sydney |
| 2:30pm | Questions/discussion | |
| 3:00pm | Afternoon tea | |
| Afternoon session 2: International context | ||
| Chair | Associate Professor Ralph Chapman School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, University of Victoria, Wellington | |
| 3:30pm | Links between housing policy and wellbeing | Dr Ashley Bloomfield Director General, New Zealand Ministry of Health |
| 3:45pm | Wellhomes | Dr Nevil Pierse Co-Director, He Kainga Oranga, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington |
| 4:00pm | Implementation – drawing housing and health together | Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman Chair, WHO Housing and Health Guideline Development Group; Director, He Kainga Oranga, University of Otago, Wellington Cheryl Davies Ngati Raukawa, Ngati WehiWehi; Ngati Mutunga o te Wharekauri; Manager, Tu Kotahi Maori Asthma and Research Trust; Member, Takiri Mai te Ata Whanau Ora Collective |
| 4:15pm | The importance of housing and health research | New Zealand Health Research Council |
| 4:30pm | Panel discussion | |
| 5:00pm | Finish | |
| 5:15pm | Public Lecture: Health, Environment and Climate – a global health approach | Dr Nathalie Röbbel Coordinator for Air Pollution and Urban Health, WHO |
| 7:30pm | Dinner | Dockside Restaurant, 3 Queen’s Wharf, Wellington |
Speakers include:
- Hon James Shaw – Minister for Climate Change
- Dr Nathalie Röbbel – WHO Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health
- Professor Lidia Morawska – Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology
- Professor Peter Phibbs – Sydney School of Architecture, Design & Planning, University of Sydney
- Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman – University of Otago; Chair of the WHO HHG working group
- Dr Lynn Riggs – Health economist, MOTU
Course cost and registration
$300 early bird, $400 after 20 December 2018.
A 50% discount is available to full-time students, those unwaged and University of Otago staff.
