Healthabitat: Housing for Health

Housing for Health (HfH) is a project that works with poor people to improve the parts of their physical environment. This method puts the person and their health at the centre, then connects them to the parts of their living environment needed to stay healthy. This is an evidenced based methodology founded on the Healthy Living Practices (HLPs) aimed at improving health through the living environment.

Housing for Health

Healthabitat’s Housing for Health – The Guide is an online resource for anyone who is interested in the detailed links between housing and health. It gives guidance on designing, building and maintaining the living environment to improve safety and health.

Indigenous Knowledge in The Built Environment: A Guide for Tertiary Educators

The document is a guide for tertiary educators regarding Indigenous knowledge in the built environment. Published by the Australian Department of Education and Training (DET) in 2018, The Guide is intended as a teaching and learning resource kit for built environment (architecture, landscape architecture, planning) academics, students and professional practitioners. The Guide offers assistance regarding initial protocols and resources that they need to heed, be mindful of, and have available to them.

Australian Indigenous Design Charter Communication Design

The Australian Indigenous Design Charter – Communication Design is a written document with protocols for sharing Indigenous knowledge in communication design practice. The purpose of the document is to help facilitate an accurate and respectful representation of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in design and associated media. It is an open document that is reviewed on a regular basis and modified as required.

Deadly Djurumin Yarns

Deadly Djurumin Yarns is a yarn series moderated by Sarah Lynn Rees and Danièle Hromek. The series brings together built environment voices and projects from across Australia, centred around First Nations women’s experiences., Deadly Djurumin Yarns is a yarn series moderated by Sarah Lynn Rees and Danièle Hromek. The series brings together built environment voices and projects from across Australia, centred around First Nations women’s experiences. The Yarns elevate First Nations voices, promote cultural understanding and inspire a more inclusive and sustainable built environment.