Homeless Services

LL – Environmental Emergencies: We Can Help, The Lived Experience Perspective

While an environmental emergency can be traumatic for entire communities, people experiencing homelessness are particularly devastated and predominantly ignored by emergency response efforts. We know, however, that people experiencing homelessness (and people who formerly experienced homelessness) are extremely resilient and often support one another to find solutions that can inspire and influence the greater community […]

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Understanding and Applying Principles of Language Justice

Speakers: Tanagra Melgarejo, National Learning and Engagement Strategist, National Harm Reduction Coalition; Kate Gleason-Bachman, Clinical and QI Nurse Manager, National Health Care for the Homeless Council; Katie League, Behavioral Health Manager, National Health Care for the Homeless Council Session Materials: 75 min_NHCH 2024 HR and Language Justice.pptx  

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Maximizing the Synergy of Health Care, Housing, and Value Based Care

This session will discuss the relationship between health and housing (or lack of housing), and share recent and current collaborations that demonstrate how quality supportive housing improves health, particularly for the chronically homeless. Panelists will share public housing financing models, support services in both metropolitan and rural communities, value-based care initiatives, and case studies. Presenters

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Meeting People Where They Are: Interprofessional Collaboration in the Community to Support PEH

This session will explore leveraging interprofessional collaboration to reduce healthcare disparities in people experiencing homelessness through innovative care delivery models. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, at a large urban academic medical center, health care for people experiencing homelessness was disparate and siloed. The pandemic necessitated a level of collaboration across professions and organizations that was

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Empowering Skin and Soft Tissue Care in Homeless Communities

The “Skin and Soft Tissue Care” (SSTC) program provides medical education and empowerment directly to PEH and support workers regarding infections, wounds, and other skin conditions. Over three years, SSTC has led more than 100 workshops in camps, safe rest villages and shelters. Additionally, they are educating and supporting 12 individual PEH as healthcare resources

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Integrated Care Permanent Supportive Housing: A Promising Alternative for Chronic Homelessness

Homelessness is a complex problem that affects individuals, communities, and healthcare systems. This session will cover an integrative care program designed for those experiencing chronic homelessness, which is characterized by long-term or repeated episodes of homelessness associated with complex medical conditions. Providing stable housing and support services effectively addresses chronic homelessness and improves health outcomes.

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Building Partnerships To Enhance Equitable Children’s Healthcare: A Roadmap

Social justice and health care are inextricably linked, and an important aspect of social justice is the ability to have fair access to health care and to be taken seriously within the healthcare and social services systems. Health care is not equitable if it is not accessible, and there are still immense gaps in terms

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