eprintid: 10157240 rev_number: 7 eprint_status: archive userid: 699 dir: disk0/10/15/72/40 datestamp: 2022-10-12 10:26:29 lastmod: 2022-10-12 10:26:29 status_changed: 2022-10-12 10:26:29 type: article metadata_visibility: show sword_depositor: 699 creators_name: Ucci, Marcella creators_name: Ortegon, Adriana creators_name: Mead, Naomi creators_name: Godward, Catherine creators_name: Rahman, Aamnah creators_name: Islam, Shahid creators_name: Pleace, Nicholas creators_name: Albert, Alexandra creators_name: Christie, Nicola title: Exploring the Interactions between Housing and Neighbourhood Environments for Enhanced Child Wellbeing: The Lived Experience of Parents Living in Areas of High Child Poverty in England, UK ispublished: pub divisions: C05 divisions: F44 divisions: B04 divisions: UCL divisions: C04 divisions: F34 divisions: C03 divisions: F26 divisions: B03 keywords: housing; children; health; inequalities; neighbourhood; lived experience note: Copyright: © 2022 by the authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). abstract: Children’s health can be affected by the interrelated characteristics of the physical and social environment where they live, including housing quality, neighbourhood characteristics and the local community. Following a systems-based approach, this exploratory project sought to understand how the needs and aspirations associated with the home environment can work in synergy with, or be exacerbated by, other aspects of the local area. The study recruited parents of children aged 2–12 years old from two local authorities in England with high levels of child poverty: Tower Hamlets in East London, and Bradford District in West Yorkshire. Thematic analysis of participant interviews highlighted ten themes and opportunities for improvements. The evidence presented in this research emphasises how environmental quality issues within and outside the home, compounded further by delays in repairs and reduction in service standards, as well as affordability issues, are likely to deeply affect the wellbeing of an entire generation of disadvantaged children whose parents can feel disempowered, neglected and often isolated when attempting to tackle various dimensions of inequalities. Interventions which can improve the quality of housing, and access to space and services, are urgently needed, including initiatives to support and empower families and local communities, especially those prioritising opportunities for action. date: 2022-10-01 date_type: published publisher: MDPI AG official_url: http://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912563 oa_status: green full_text_type: pub language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green article_type_text: Article verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1979436 doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912563 lyricists_name: Christie, Nicola lyricists_name: Ucci, Marcella lyricists_name: Albert, Alexandra lyricists_id: NCHRI60 lyricists_id: MUCCI66 lyricists_id: AALBE55 actors_name: Flynn, Bernadette actors_id: BFFLY94 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health volume: 19 number: 19 article_number: 12563 issn: 1660-4601 citation: Ucci, Marcella; Ortegon, Adriana; Mead, Naomi; Godward, Catherine; Rahman, Aamnah; Islam, Shahid; Pleace, Nicholas; ... Christie, Nicola; + view all <#> Ucci, Marcella; Ortegon, Adriana; Mead, Naomi; Godward, Catherine; Rahman, Aamnah; Islam, Shahid; Pleace, Nicholas; Albert, Alexandra; Christie, Nicola; - view fewer <#> (2022) Exploring the Interactions between Housing and Neighbourhood Environments for Enhanced Child Wellbeing: The Lived Experience of Parents Living in Areas of High Child Poverty in England, UK. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 19 (19) , Article 12563. 10.3390/ijerph191912563 <https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912563>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10157240/1/ijerph-19-12563-v2.pdf