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Children in improved homes face lower hospitalization risk, analysis finds

Children living in houses improved through the Healthy Homes Initiative were found to be 30% less likely to be hospitalized in the following five years, according to research led by the University of Otago, Wellington—Ōtākou Whakaihu…

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Children living in houses improved through the Healthy Homes Initiative were found to be 30% less likely to be hospitalized in the following five years, according to research led by the University of Otago, Wellington—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, Pōneke. The researchers analyzed hospitalization data for more than 17,000 children ages 2 to 18 whose families were enrolled in the Healthy Homes Initiative from 2014 to 2023.

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