Guidance

Health risks of cold homes: data sources

Guidance to support public health teams and housing professionals in the prevention and management of the health impacts associated with cold homes.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 15 January 2019

Documents

Data sources to support local services tackling health risks of cold homes

Ref: PHE publications gateway number 2018724

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Details

This guidance will:

• help local areas to estimate the number of people who may be at risk of cold-home-related death and illness in a particular population, using a range of housing, vulnerability and health indicators
• help local areas to identify individuals who may be at risk of experiencing health effects associated with living in a cold home, using data on housing and personal characteristics, as well as opportunistic approaches

It is aimed at:

• public health teams
• housing professionals
• others who have a role at local level, in reducing harm due to cold homes

Published 15 January 2019