Health at home, a pillar in the promotion of adequate and resilient housing

Abstract

The aim of this work is to examine the main problems experienced by housing, from the perspective of health and well-being, and to offer an overview of one of the most relevant economic and social transformation processes in history and whose consequences placed Mexico and the rest of Latin America in a less favorable position than the rest of the powers in economic, health, basic services and housing aspects, among others. The analysis shows the need to urge governments and their inhabitants to shape or refound resilient cities. The World Health Organization (WHO) offers some guidelines that assess quality and other key risk factors in housing. Also the importance of assisting families who decide to self-produce their home, which, in most cases, does not comply with the scheme of adequate housing. This assistance allows the participation of different actors to create solutions to social deficiencies; eco-techniques have become part of the good practices to be adopted.