What Methods Do Epidemiologists Use to Study Housing and Health?
Epidemiologists employ various methods to study the relationship between housing and health:
- Cross-sectional Studies: These studies examine the health status of a population at a single point in time, identifying associations between housing conditions and health outcomes. - Cohort Studies: Longitudinal studies that follow individuals over time to observe how changes in housing conditions impact health. - Case-Control Studies: These studies compare individuals with specific health conditions to those without, looking for differences in housing conditions. - Randomized Controlled Trials: Interventions that randomly assign individuals or households to different housing conditions to observe health outcomes.
