Prepared by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, this report offers examples of various models of collaboration related to discrete aspects of emergency response. Download Research (PDF)
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Authors: Post P, Perret Y, Anderson S, Dalton M, Zevin B This manual is a guide to documenting medical impairments in support of applications for the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) disability benefits programs, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). It is primarily intended for health care providers in the United States
This article describes a cold-related tissue injury that may be overlooked by healthcare practitioners who treat homeless clients: trench foot. Trench foot is a preventable condition which can be mitigated by early intervention but which, because it occurs at above-freezing temperatures, might go unrecognized and untreated. The sequelae of unrecognized and untreated trench foot can
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The report developed by the Center for Housing Research of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University shares the process and final report for counting the state’s rural homeless population. Download Research (PDF)
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Case managers working in Health Care for the Homeless facilitate the stabilization of health, income, and housing for their homeless clients. Some of these individuals are not sufficiently impaired to qualify for Federal disability benefits; many others have disabilities which are masked or which they are not prepared to address. Published research on case management
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This report describes the experiences of 33 HCH projects that use outreach vehicles, ranging from passenger vans to custom-designed clinics on wheels, to provide a variety of health services to people without stable housing. Download Research (PDF)
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Homeless adults are two-to-four times more likely to have hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases, at younger ages, than either the general population or low-income adults with stable housing (Szerlip 2002, Burt 1999, Hwang 1999, Kleinman 1997, White 1997, Kinchen and Wright 1991, Wright 1990, Plantieri et al. 1990, and Gelberg 1990, as cited in Zerger
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Higher incidence, prevalence, and acuity of medical and behavioral problems among people who are homeless warrant the availability of comprehensive medical and behavioral health services. Limited access to mental health specialists, stigma associated with mental illness, and negative health outcomes relat- ed to undiagnosed or untreated behavioral disorders make it incumbent on primary care providers
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