Summary details of housing and community reviews
| Citation | Intervention(s) | Summary of results |
| Anderson et al17 | “Social” changes (rent assistance so that low-income families can choose where to live, eg, public/private) | Improvements in self-reported health status such as a decrease in depression; improvements in social outcomes including neighbourhood safety and social disorder. |
| Acevedo-Garcia et al 200418 | “Social” changes (rent assistance so that low income families can choose where to live, eg, public/private) | Improvements reported in terms of overall health, distress and anxiety, depression, problem drinking, substance abuse and exposure to violence. |
| Chang et al19 | “Environmental” changes (changes in the housing infrastructure to reduce risk of falls) | NS reduction in “at least one fall” (adjusted risk ratio of 0.90 0.77 to 1.05). NS reduction in monthly rate of falling (adjusted incidence rate ratio 0.85 0.65 to 1.11). |
| McClure et al20 | “Environmental” changes (changes in the housing infrastructure to reduce risk of falls) | Significant decreases in some types of fall-related injuries (relative reduction in fall related injuries ranging from 6% to 33%). |
| Nilsen21 | “Environmental” changes (changes in the housing infrastructure to reduce injuries) | Two studies reported decreases in certain injuries but most of the studies found no decline in rates of any kind of injury. |
| Thomson et al22 | “Environmental” changes (rehousing, renovation, updating) | Mixed effects on self-reported mental and/or physical health with some studies reporting small improvements and others small negative effects. Improvements found in social outcomes such as perceptions of crime. |
| Saegert et al23 | “Environmental” changes (rehousing, renovation, updating) | 49/72 studies reported a significant improvement in health. |
| Thomson et al25 | Area-based urban regeneration | Impact of interventions was highly variable with some studies reporting improvements (in mortality), whereas others found deteriorations (in self-reported health). |
| Hahn et al24 | Area-based firearms restrictions | Findings were inconsistent with some studies reporting reductions in homicides and suicides, whereas others reported increases. |
NS, non-significant.