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He Kainga Oranga/Housing and Health Research Programme wins The Prime Minister’s Science Prize
The $500,000 prize has been presented to the He Kainga Oranga/Housing and Health Research Programme, led by Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman from the University of Otago, who is the first woman research leader and the first social scientist to receive the prestigious award.
Members of the He Kainga Oranga team, Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman and Clare Aspinall (also a trustee of Dwell Housing Trust) at the awards ceremony.
The team has worked nationwide to address long-standing quality deficiencies in housing, particularly as they affect vulnerable groups such as children, older people and those with chronic health conditions including asthma.
Through large scale community trials, involving around 10,000 New Zealanders, the team has tested, quantified and demonstrated the effectiveness of initiatives such as retrofitting insulation to modern standards, installing effective and non-polluting heating and remediating injury hazards in homes.
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