The Homes, Heat and Healthy Kids study: The role of cold homes in preschool respiratory infections • AS welcomed Dr Olivia Swann (OS) from the University of Edinburgh to discuss the Homes, Heat and Healthy Kids study. 2 • OS presented findings from the Homes, Heat & Healthy Kids study, highlighting Scotland’s ageing and energy‑inefficient housing stock and its impact on respiratory infections in young children. • OS emphasised that cold, damp, and poorly ventilated homes significantly increase viral survival and respiratory infection risk, doubling infection rates among affected children. • OS detailed the innovative data linkage methodology enabling the study to connect anonymised child NHS records with property-level information, energy usage, air pollution data, and local climate conditions. • The study covers approximately four million child‑years across 250,000 homes, making it one of the largest analyses of its kind in Scotland. • OS introduced the Parent Advisory Group, whose members have shaped research design and created powerful digital storytelling resources.