Occupants’ Health and Their Living Conditions of Remote Indigenous Communities in New Zealand
The New Zealand Ministry of Health reported that respiratory disease affects 700,000 people, annually costs New Zealand NZ$7.05 billion, and is the third-highest cause of death. The hospitalisation rate for asthma of Māori communities is 2.0 higher than that of other ethnic groups, and hospitalisati...
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doaj-fc83b2ac99ce4ac19f41679a3933be0c2020-11-25T04:00:20ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012020-11-01178340834010.3390/ijerph17228340Occupants’ Health and Their Living Conditions of Remote Indigenous Communities in New ZealandBin Su0Lian Wu1School of Architecture, Unitec Institute of Technology, 0600 Auckland, New ZealandSchool of Healthcare and Social Practice, Unitec Institute of Technology, 0600 Auckland, New ZealandThe New Zealand Ministry of Health reported that respiratory disease affects 700,000 people, annually costs New Zealand NZ$7.05 billion, and is the third-highest cause of death. The hospitalisation rate for asthma of Māori communities is 2.0 higher than that of other ethnic groups, and hospitalisation rates for deprived homes are 2.3 times higher than those of the least deprived homes. Based on physical data and evidence, which were drawn from a mixed methodology that includes field studies of the indoor microclimate, dust-mite allergens, mould growth, and occupants’ Respiratory Health Survey of a number of sample houses of Māori communities in Minginui, Te Whaiti, Murupara, and Rotorua of New Zealand, the study identifies unhealthy indoor thermal conditions, thresholds or ranges of indoor micro-climate related to different levels of dust-mite allergen and mould growth, the most common type of indoor mould, and correlations between dust-mite and mould and correlations. The study not only identified that the poor health of occupants is closely related to their inadequate living conditions, but also identifies the threshold of indoor micro-climates to maintain indoor allergens at the acceptable level, which can be used as a guideline to maintain or improve indoor health conditions for future housing development or retrofitted old housing.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/22/8340dust mitehouseindoor allergenindigenous communityindoor healthindoor microclimate |
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Occupants’ Health and Their Living Conditions of Remote Indigenous Communities in New Zealand |
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Occupants’ Health and Their Living Conditions of Remote Indigenous Communities in New Zealand |
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Occupants’ Health and Their Living Conditions of Remote Indigenous Communities in New Zealand |
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The New Zealand Ministry of Health reported that respiratory disease affects 700,000 people, annually costs New Zealand NZ$7.05 billion, and is the third-highest cause of death. The hospitalisation rate for asthma of Māori communities is 2.0 higher than that of other ethnic groups, and hospitalisation rates for deprived homes are 2.3 times higher than those of the least deprived homes. Based on physical data and evidence, which were drawn from a mixed methodology that includes field studies of the indoor microclimate, dust-mite allergens, mould growth, and occupants’ Respiratory Health Survey of a number of sample houses of Māori communities in Minginui, Te Whaiti, Murupara, and Rotorua of New Zealand, the study identifies unhealthy indoor thermal conditions, thresholds or ranges of indoor micro-climate related to different levels of dust-mite allergen and mould growth, the most common type of indoor mould, and correlations between dust-mite and mould and correlations. The study not only identified that the poor health of occupants is closely related to their inadequate living conditions, but also identifies the threshold of indoor micro-climates to maintain indoor allergens at the acceptable level, which can be used as a guideline to maintain or improve indoor health conditions for future housing development or retrofitted old housing. |
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dust mite house indoor allergen indigenous community indoor health indoor microclimate |
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