Assessing housing exposures and interventions that impact healthy cities: a systematic overview of reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

There are direct links between housing and health. However, there is a lack of systematic reviews that bring together the evidence to outline the health impacts of exposures in housing and housing interventions. This article aims to address this gap by synthesising systematic reviews on the themes of housing exposures and interventions.

Methods

We searched four databases: Scopus (Elsevier), PsycINFO (OvidSP), Science Citation Index and Social Science Citation Index (Web of Science Core Collection), and the Sociology Collection (Proquest). We used keywords related to 'health' and 'city*' and included all types of reviews. We extracted data into a predesigned extraction form and synthesised information narratively.

Results

745 articles were identified and screened,

SUBMITTER: Richards GC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12457718 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature