Healthy Homes Programme
Healthier Homes Healthier Lives
Liverpool City Council's Healthy Homes Programme (HHP) has been launched to prevent death and illness due to poor housing conditions and accidents in the home. It is mainly aimed at the rented sector and will help many of the most vulnerable residents in Liverpool.
In 2006, the House Condition and Energy Survey found that 5.7% of Liverpool's housing stock is unfit, compared to the national figure of 4.2%. Accidental injuries in Liverpool are the eighth major cause of death in the city.
Over a three year period, the Healthy Homes Programme will visit 15,000 private rented properties in Liverpool. Areas with the greatest health issues will be visited first, and information will be gathered about the occupants and their health needs, as well as the condition of their homes.
The Healthy Homes Programme in Liverpool will be carried out by the Public Protection Business Unit who will use environmental health powers to tackle unhealthy and unsafe housing conditions.
In addition to this, the Healthy Homes Programme will use a comprehensive questionnaire to identify specific needs of each tenant and then co-ordinate the delivery of a range of support services to improve their quality of life. Help given will include advice on:
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Healthy eating.
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Home safety.
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Fuel poverty.
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How to get help from a number of different agencies.
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How to maximise income.
Working with partners in the PCT, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and voluntary sector, we aim to reduce health inequalities and winter deaths, and increase life expectancy.
