Amy Traub, Dēmos with Laura Sullivan, Tatjana Meschede, & Tom Shapiro, Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP), Brandeis University Download Research (PDF)
The Asset Value of Whiteness: Understanding the Racial Wealth Gap Read More >>
Presented by The Journal of General Internal Medicine, authors: Baggett TP, Singer DE Rao SR, O’Connell JJ, Bharel M, Rigotti NA. Many people experiencing homelessness must also contend with food insecurity. This study explores the relationship between lack of accessible food and use of acute health services. Download Research (PDF)
George R. Carter III, U.S. Census Bureau Download Research (PDF)
From Exclusion to Destitution: Race, Affordable Housing, and Homelessness Read More >>
James Jennings, PhD Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University Download Research (PDF)
From the Communication & Connection Tool Kit in Shelter Health: Essentials of Care for People Living in Shelter by Ken Kraybill & Jeff Olivet | National Health Care for the Homeless Council Download Research (PDF)
Cultural Competence Checklist Read More >>
See Module 2D: Cultural Competence in Outreach Download Research (PDF)
By Jennifer Holzworth, National Health Care for the Homeless Council Download Research (PDF)
Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Competence In the HCH Setting: A Brief Guide Read More >>
Achieving cultural competence — the ability to communicate effectively across different linguistic and cultural traditions — is necessarily a gradual process. For clinicians, this requires close examination of health-related attitudes and beliefs — their clients’ and their own. The following articles suggest some steps that homeless health care providers can take to begin the journey.
Healing Hands: Paso a Paso: Step-by-Step Toward Cultural Competence Read More >>
