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. 2002 May;92(5):733-8.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.92.5.733.

Home is where the harm is: inadequate housing as a public health crisis

Samiya A Bashir  1
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Home is where the harm is: inadequate housing as a public health crisis

Samiya A Bashir. Am J Public Health. 2002 May.

Abstract

Overcrowding and poor-quality housing have a direct relationship to poor mental health, developmental delay, heart disease, and even short stature.

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Chidren who live in insecure urban areas may not be any safer indoors. Asthma can be triggered by allergens in the indoor environment; lead poisoning can be caused by dust from old paint and dirt tracked into the house.
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Figure 1
Chidren who live in insecure urban areas may not be any safer indoors. Asthma can be triggered by allergens in the indoor environment; lead poisoning can be caused by dust from old paint and dirt tracked into the house.
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Figure 2
Harlem Children's Zone, Inc led a successful effort to convert this 159-unit apartment building in Harlem, on 118th Street, from New York City ownership to tenant ownership in October 2000.
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