MA(Hons 1), PhD, Dip Teaching, Dip Clin Psych
Professor
University of Otago
Philippa Howden-Chapman is a professor of public health at the University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, where she teaches public policy. She is director of He Kainga Oranga/ Housing and Health Research Programme and the New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities. She has conducted a number of randomised community housing trials in partnership with local communities, which have had a major influence on housing, health and energy policy. She has a strong interest in reducing inequalities in the determinants of health and has published widely in this area, receiving a number of awards for her work. She is currently the chair of the WHO Housing and Health Guideline Development Group and was a member of the Children’s Commissioner’s Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty.
Howden-Chapman, P., Viggers, H., Chapman, R., O’Dea, D. Free, S., and O’Sullivan, K.Warm homes: drivers of the demand for heating in the residential sector in New ZealandEnergy Policy (2009)Download or view online Chapman, R., Howden-Chapman, P., Viggers, H., O'Dea, D. and Kennedy, M.Retrofitting houses with insulation: a cost-benefit analysis of a randomized community trialJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health 63; pp.271-277. (2009)Download or view online Howden-Chapman, P., Pierse, N., Nicholls, S., Gillespie-Bennett, J., Cunningham, M., Phipps, R., Boulic, M., Fjallstrom, P., Free, S., Chapman, R., Lloyd, B., Viggers, H., Wickens, K., Shields, D., Baker, M., Cunningham, C., Woodward, A., Bullen, C. & Crane, J.Effects of improved home heating on asthma in community dwelling children: randomised controlled trialBritish Medical Journal, September (2008)
