Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) programs experience unique challenges in meeting clinical quality measures as the social drivers of health (SDOH) are often amplified for the patients they serve. People experiencing homelessness often experience additional barriers in managing their health concerns and differences in what health conditions are a priority for this population, it’s important […]
"I've never seen devastation like this." Cars and trucks were tossed around like toys in Asheville, North Carolina, after catastrophic flooding from Helene. pic.twitter.com/4wA33g7VLB — AccuWeather (@accuweather) September 30, 2024 The news and images coming out of the Southeastern U.S. in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene this weekend are heartbreaking. At least 120 people in
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The National Institute for Medical Respite Care, a special program of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, is delighted to announce that the very first Trailblazer in California Recuperative Care Award has been awarded to Sandra Maple-Deaver of Gospel Center Rescue Mission in Stockton. Maple-Deaver received her award at the inaugural California Recuperative
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We are excited to offer a new opportunity for medical respite program staff to engage and connect with others in similar roles across the country. Many medical respite programs are often the only program in their community, and it can feel challenging to have conversations with others who truly understand your day-to-day work. This virtual
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The National Institute for Medical Respite Care, a special program of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, is thrilled to announce keynote and featured speakers for the upcoming 2024 California Recuperative Care Symposium in Sacramento, Sept. 12-13, 2024. Learn more about each keynote and featured speaker below, or click the button to register
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Transgender and nonbinary people experience homelessness at higher rates than their cisgender peers, and disproportionately experience unsheltered homelessness and associated adverse health outcomes. Medical respite programs play a uniquely important role in addressing this multi-faceted injustice, but they often face barriers in their pursuit of gender-affirming services for both guests and staff, including pre-existing physical
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The National Health Care for the Homeless Council is appalled at California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order last week that authorizes statewide encampment sweeps of unhoused people while making no requirements for connecting people to permanent housing. Thousands of low-income Californians are now subject to even greater rates of harassment, arrests, and fines —simply because
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