##  [Housing-Health Nexus](/housing-health-nexus) 

  ##  [Housing-Health Nexus](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/housing-health-nexus-0) 

  

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Definition

The interdependent relationship by which housing characteristics — including physical condition (e.g., damp, mold, structural hazards), stability (e.g., tenure security, risk of eviction, homelessness), location (proximity to services and environmental hazards), and affordability — shape individual and population health through direct exposures, material resources, psychosocial stressors, and enab