Home Is Where The Health Is
How much time do we spend in our homes? Increases in work from home and older adults aging-in-place has resulted in us spending more than 80% of our time in and around the house. Home can be a source of security and good health – but for many it is a source of exposure to unhealthy conditions and safety risks.
The University of Pittsburgh Healthy Home Laboratory (HHL) is a community laboratory that brings the best science into home settings to maximize health, independence and safety. We do this through the design, development, evaluation and community deployment of new and existing technologies, advancing healthy home services and interventions in the community, and creating comprehensive health and environmental assessments to help people live independently and safely at home.
Home Is Where
The Health Is
How much time do we spend in our homes? Increases in work from home and older adults aging-in-place has resulted in us spending more than 80% of our time in and around the house. Home can be a source of security and good health – but for many it is a source of exposure to unhealthy conditions and safety risks.
The University of Pittsburgh Healthy Home Laboratory (HHL) is a community laboratory that brings the best science into home settings to maximize health, independence and safety. We do this through the design, development, evaluation and community deployment of new and existing technologies, advancing healthy home services and interventions in the community, and creating comprehensive health and environmental assessments to help people live independently and safely at home.
What’s New at the HHL…
November 2025-December 2025
What’s New at the HHL…
November 2025-December 2025
November 5th, 2025 – University of Pittsburgh Aging Institute Research Day
The HHL Smart Technology Team received several poster awards for their research on smart home technology implementation to support aging in place at the Pitt Aging Institute’s Annual Research Day. Dr. Haomin Hu and Moriah Clarke were Best Poster Award recipients for Translational-Research Staff category and Translational Graduate Student category respectively!
November 12-15, 2025 – Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting –
The team organized several engaging symposiums covering a range of topics, from the implementation of smart home technologies to the CAPABLE model. Additionally, the HHL Team presented various posters highlighting current research on fall detection and smart home innovations.
