- What are the advantages and disadvantages of private home ownership compared to large-scale state
provision of housing (council housing)?
- What do you understand as the health threats of homelessness and what should (a) health care
professionals and (b) policy makers do about them?
- Why is it difficult to work out the effect that poor housing has on health?
- What would you consider to be the basic requirements of a healthy home, and how do you think
those compare to the government's "Decent Homes" standard?
- How should housing policy consider the housing needs of ethnic minority communities in Britain?
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