Browsing by Subject "Homeless persons -- Medical care"
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Advantages of Housing First Rehousing Strategy for the Chronically Homeless
Since the 1980s, chronic homelessness, a subset of homeless who have experienced long-term homelessness and suffer from a disability, has increased dramatically. The dominant methodology within the past few decades to house ... -
Homelessness and Emergency Medicine: How to Address Health Inequities and Provide Effective, Dignified Care for Patients Experiencing Homelessness
The portrait of emergency department (ED) use among people experiencing homelessness is a bleak one, worsened by biases, resource unavailability and other barriers to adequate healthcare which vulnerable populations ... -
Homelessness and Health: Moving Beyond Health Care
A close look at the homeless reveals that social determinants and the failure to meet the broadly defined list of health needs play a central role in the health of every individual. First, I identify the problems faced by ... -
Overburdened Emergency Departments
The uninsured . . . are often denied care that is available to people with insurance. Many uninsured people do not receive important preventative health services such as cholesterol blood tests or screening for potentially ...