Creation and testing of the Domiscore-a tool to characterize the impact of housing on health and well-being.

Background: Despite evidence of the major impact housing carries on health, many individuals still live in unhealthy dwellings. In France, the Domiscore has been proposed as a tool to assess the quality of dwellings with regard to their health impact, to allow for a better detection of unsafe housing and to improve dwellings. The aim of this paper is to present the method used to construct the Domiscore and test its relevance and usability.

[An urban health workgroup in northern Marseille: the experiment of a health and living environment network].

The réseau santé cadre de vie (health and living environment network) was created in 2007 by the Atelier Santé Ville (Urban Health Workgroup) with the support of the CUCS in a run-down residential area of Marseille. Its aim is to improve the health of residents living in the private jointly-owned property of Kallisté by acting on factors determining lifestyle practices and the living environment. With the help of associations and institutions involved in the local network, a range of activities targeting local residents have been developed to promote access to healthcare and prevention and improve the living environment.