Introduction During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Care for the Homeless health centers collaborated with homeless shelters to mitigate COVID-19 transmission. This experience revealed that health centers and shelters can successfully collaborate to create a continuum of care that is better equipped to increase access to care and improve health outcomes for patients/residents, […]
This presentation discusses a pilot post-hospitalization shelter program combined with a medical respite program that provides a rapid-admission option for people awaiting respite bed availability and offers a short-term recovery option for discharges not acute enough to require respite. The pilot has demonstrated that a same-day safety net shelter for hospital discharges provides an important
Patching the Safety Net: Review of a Rapid Post-Hospitalization Shelter Pilot Program Read More >>
The Standards for Shelter-Based Care were originally drafted as part of the Chicago Homelessness and Health Response Group for Equity (CHHRGE) in 2020. Throughout 2023, leaders within Chicago’s Shelter-Based Care Teams—Heartland Alliance Health and Lawndale Christian Health Center—worked with the Chicago Department of Public Health and Illinois Public Health Institute to update. Download Research (PDF)
Standards for Shelter-Based Health Care: Outreach, Engagement and Providing Services Read More >>
This issue focuses on innovative shelter-based health care programs that provide low-barrier health care to people living in shelter settings, showing that reducing barriers to care not only leads to improvement in individuals’ health, but also to population health. This edition also examines the types of health care that can be provided in a shelter-based
Healing Hands: Shelter-Based Care for Homeless Populations Read More >>
Webinar Slides(PDF) Join us for another session in our CME-accredited 2018 Spring Virtual Training webinar series, “Responding to Crises.” With a multitude of case management obligations, constant staff turnover, and an important emphasis on housing first – it can be difficult for emergency shelter staff to prioritize the health care of their clients. The National
Making the Connection: Improving the Relationship Between Shelters and Health Centers Read More >>
Health centers can play a key role in improving shelter health for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. In addition to screening and treating conditions that arise in the shelter setting, health centers can work with local shelters and public health departments to mitigate health risks by developing strategies to prevent, identify and resolve drivers of
Shelter Health: Opportunities for Health Care for the Homeless Projects Read More >>
The Curry International Tuberculosis Center is pleased to develop this video and viewer’s guide to help your shelter create a healthy and safe environment. This fundamental TB infection control information can help you and your staff prevent the spread of TB. Download Research (PDF)
Shelters and TB: What Staff Need to Know, Second Edition Read More >>
This practical manual is for homeless shelters and other service providers as they plan for and respond to the special needs of homeless individuals during the influenza season. Different facilities will need to tailor the guidance to meet the specific needs of their staff and the people they serve. The manual consolidates a number of
Pandemic Influenza Guidance for Homeless Shelters & Homeless Service Providers Read More >>
