Themes

The Connecting Home, Health and Healthcare Pathways workshop was convened to explore how housing and environmental risks might be assessed in practice, what indicators should be included, and who should be responsible for carrying out these assessments across settings.

Housing is increasingly recognised as a critical social determinant of health, yet healthcare systems often lack structured tools to identify and address the risks found in home environments.

Social determinants of health (SDoH), such as the way people use energy in their homes, are influential on patient health. The impacts of SDoH are often utilised to shape both health policy and practices; the impact of energy use in the home should be no exception.

The paper presents a series of eight projects at the intersections of design, health and wellbeing, and complex net zero challenges, with an emphasis on inclusive, equitable, and sustainable design-led interventions.