Housing instability, employment, and other social determinants of health intersect to create barriers to achieving health equity for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people. This session will address the needs of and considerations for TGD patients experiencing homelessness. Speakers: Alex Keuroghlian, MD, MPH, Director of the Division of Education and Training, Fenway Institute Session Materials: […]
Accurate estimates of youth experiencing homelessness are unknown. Capture-recapture can estimate the unknown population of people experiencing homelessness — those not accessing services. This session will explore a multi-sample, capture-recapture analysis using three citywide datasets linked at the individual-level to estimate the prevalence of homelessness in Denver among individuals ages 14-17 from 2017-2021. Those estimates
Gender diversity is a social determinant of both health and housing. Trans homelessness has increased 113% since 20163 and trans individuals disproportionately experience unsheltered homelessness, further exacerbating health inequities that exist among this population. As such, gender-affirming care is an important component of Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) services. This annotated bibliography provides a
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Pediatric providers serve a critically important role in guiding and supporting the families of children under their care. Because of this role, the parents, guardians, and other caregivers (hereafter referred to as families) of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) children and adolescents may reach out to their pediatric providers soon after learning of their child’s
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Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. This website covers why the HPV vaccine is important, who should get the vaccine, vaccine effectiveness and safety, access to free or low-cost vaccines, what vaccinated individuals need to know, and other ways to prevent HPV and cervical cancer. Download Research (PDF)
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This statement from the National Coalition for Housing Justice, to which the NHCHC is a party, describes how the criminalization of unsheltered homelessness and encampments harms everyone and wastes money. Download Research (PDF)
Presented by National Nurse-Led Care Consortium | National Healthcare for the Homeless Council | National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership Download Research (PDF)
New statewide data from the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness underscore the harms of criminalizing homelessness and the destabilizing effects of incarceration. Read Article (Link)
