1985 年，一位澳洲原住民健康服務中心管理主任挑戰建築師符保羅（Paul Pholeros），請他幫助南澳一個小小土著社區的居民，讓他們不再生病。幾項關鍵見解：跳脫依賴醫藥的想法及改善當地的衛生環境。符保羅在這個充滿活力互動的演講中，描述了這個由他管理的健康棲地（Healthabitat）組織所進行的計畫。此組織在澳洲及其他地方，以實際改善房屋設計來減少貧窮。

如何減少貧窮？修房屋

Improving basic housing functions like working showers and safe electricity can dramatically boost health and reduce poverty. In remote Australian communities, only 35 percent of homes had a working shower, leading to lifelong health issues for children. Practical repairs by local teams raised shower function rates to 86 percent and cut hospital admissions linked to poor environments by 40 percent. Simple, focused action in collaboration with residents transforms lives far more than complex policies or outside interventions.