Clinical Practice

Creating Care and Discharge Plans for People Experiencing Homelessness who are Hospitalized Toolkit

The Creating Care and Discharge Plans for People Experiencing Homelessness who are Hospitalized Toolkit was created by the National Health Care for the Homeless Council in partnership with CommonSpirit Health. This tool kit was developed thanks to the invaluable input of providers on the ground, in both hospital and community-based settings, who work daily to […]

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Lessons Learned: Transitions of Care for People Experiencing Homelessness in the Hospital Setting

CommonSpirit Health, USC Street Medicine, and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) hosted a 90-minute webinar discussing the unique and complex needs of individuals experiencing homelessness during and post hospitalization. This webinar provides concrete ways for hospital teams and community providers to support unhoused individuals during hospitalization. Participants also learn how to

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Dr. Alexis Hodges, a volunteer nurse practitioner at the Community Care Clinic of Dare in Nag's Head, North Carolina, provides patients with tip sheets and other resources from the Climate Resilience for Frontline Clinics Toolkit created by Americares and The Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. December 5, 2022. Credit to Mike Demas/Americares

Post-COVID Conditions (PCC) Toolkit for Health Care Professionals from Americares

Post-COVID Conditions (PCC) Toolkit for Health Care Professionals from Americares Nearly half of Americans with post-COVID conditions (PCC) turn to their doctors for guidance. At NHCHC and Americares, we understand the critical role you play and the challenges you may face in staying current on this evolving field. We’re here to support you with the

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Mortality and Homelessness Fact Sheet

The collection and use of homeless mortality data gives the public health community a better understanding of the “who, what, where, why, and how” people are dying while unhoused. It also identifies high-need areas and demographic disparities, informs funding and policy priorities, and allows public health authorities to respond more quickly with evidence-based interventions. Finally,

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2024 Keynote by James J. O’Connell, MD – Closing Plenary & Panel Discussion

James J. O’Connell, MD President, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Cambridge University, and Harvard Medical School, Dr. O’Connell began full-time clinical work with people experiencing homelessness in 1985 as the founding physician of the Boston Health Care for

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