National Center for Healthy Housing, Washington, DC, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2011 Dec;101 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S115-22. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.300058. Epub 2011 May 6.
The physical infrastructure and housing make human interaction possible and provide shelter. How well that infrastructure performs and which groups it serves have important implications for social equity and health. Populations in inadequate housing are more likely to have environmental diseases and injuries. Substantial disparities in housing have remained largely unchanged. Approximately 2.6 million (7.5%) non-Hispanic Blacks and 5.9 million Whites (2.8%) live in substandard housing. Segregation, lack of housing mobility, and homelessness are all associated with adverse health outcomes. Yet the experience with childhood lead poisoning in the United States has shown that housing-related disparities can be reduced. Effective interventions should be implemented to reduce environmental health disparities related to housing.
物理基础设施和住房使人类互动成为可能，并提供住所。基础设施的性能如何以及为哪些群体服务，对社会公平和健康都有重要影响。居住在条件不佳住房中的人群更容易患上环境疾病和受伤。住房方面的巨大差距基本保持不变。大约有 260 万（7.5%）非西班牙裔黑人[1]和 590 万白人（2.8%）居住在条件不佳的住房中。隔离、缺乏住房流动性和无家可归都与不良健康结果有关。然而，美国儿童铅中毒的经验表明，与住房相关的差距是可以缩小的。应该实施有效的干预措施，以减少与住房相关的环境卫生差异。
