Healthy Homes for Healthier Lives - 27th November 2025

The Public Health team at Hertfordshire County Council, in partnership with the district and borough council Environmental Health and Housing departments, have developed a FREE training session to help you support individuals whose health could be affected by living in poor-quality housing.

Information about this training

This training session is designed to build learners’ knowledge, understanding, and awareness of what makes a home healthy and why it matters for physical and mental wellbeing.

Learning Outcomes

This course will cover the following outcomes:

• Define the characteristics of a healthy home and explain why they are important for wellbeing.​
• Describe the impact that living in an unhealthy home can have on a person's health​
• Understand which groups are more vulnerable to the effects of poor-quality housing on their health.
• Describe the roles, powers, and limitations of Environmental Health and Housing Departments in addressing housing-related health issues.​
• Be able to apply appropriate prevention, management, and remediation strategies in practice​
• Assess housing-related risks and utilise Hertfordshire’s referral pathway to support residents effectively.​
• Understand the responsibilities of tenants, landlords, and agencies in both the social and private rental sectors and how these roles interact to maintain healthy housing conditions.

Who is the course aimed at?

• Professionals who directly support and/or visit the homes of residents
• Professionals looking to upskill themselves on the relationship between housing quality and health
• Professionals involved in social or private sector housing

Entry requirements to do this course

None

What happens after I book this training?

After booking the training, you’ll receive a confirmation email with a link to the course.