This paper by Jessica Athens focuses on the negative impacts Nicaragua’s substandard housing can have on the health—physical, mental, and social—of its population. It examines resources from the World Health Organization, the Pan-American Health Organization, and the Inter-American Healthy Housing Network to establish a framework for understanding the many relationships between housing quality and health status. It offers suggestions to urban planners, non-governmental organizations, and others looking to implement housing programs as a component of public health initiatives.
