Infectious Disease

Structuring I/Q Sites for People Experiencing Homelessness: Examples and Guidance from Alameda County’s Project Roomkey

Webinar Slides(PDF) Alameda County Emergency Hotel Shelter Handbook(PDF) Alameda County Coronavirus Guidance(LINK)   As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many communities across the country are seeking hotels and motels to use as isolation and quarantine sites for people experiencing homelessness. The County of Alameda, California has initiated Project Roomkey, consisting of Operation Comfort, isolation housing for […]

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Clinical Pandemic Response for People Without Homes—Insights from Seattle & King County

Coronavirus Resources(Link) Seattle Resources(Link) The evolving COVID-19 pandemic poses a particular threat to people experiencing homelessness, many of whom are already in poor health and immunocompromised. Health Care for the Homeless providers are working diligently to care for this especially vulnerable population in clinics, shelters, encampments, and streets across the United States as the outbreak

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Coronavirus and the HCH Community: Status Updates, Available Guidance, Local Preparations, and Outstanding Issues

Webinar Slides(PDF) The coronavirus outbreak is evolving rapidly, raising many concerns about the impact on people experiencing homelessness. As health care providers who work at the intersection of health and the homeless services system, the Health Care for the Homeless community is in a unique position to care for an especially vulnerable population during an

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Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention: Considerations for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness

Despite major advancements in HIV testing, treatment, and prevention, HIV diagnoses in the United States have remained stable since 2013. This fact sheet explores the intersection of HIV and homelessness, focusing on subpopulations with disproportionate rates of infection. It also provides promising practices in prevention and treatment, including recommendations around the initiation of PrEP in

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Implementing HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in a Homeless Primary Care Clinic

Webinar Slides(PDF) In the fall of 2018, a multi-disciplinary team of residents representing internal medicine, nurse practitioners, clinical pharmacy, and social work convened to address a low rate of initiation of PrEP for eligible Veterans in the Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team (HPACT) clinic at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS). Barriers identified in

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Hepatitis A Vaccination Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness

Webinar Slides(PDF) Since 2016, over 17 states have been affected by hepatitis A outbreaks, and more than 15,000 cases, 8,500 hospitalizations, and 140 deaths have been reported. San Diego was one of the first jurisdictions affected. This outbreak was driven by conditions related to homelessness and injection and non-injection drug use. This webinar will examine

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Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care (2016)

The following document is a summary guide of infection prevention recommendations for outpatient (ambulatory care) settings. The recommendations included in this document are not new but rather reflect existing evidence-based guidelines produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. This summary guide is based primarily upon

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Prevention & Response to Infectious Diseases Within the Homeless Population(2016)

The recent multi state outbreaks of measles and global outbreaks of the zika and ebola virus underscore the need for comprehensive and effective community emergency response plans. In response to these and past outbreaks, government agencies, local and state health departments, and other entities have developed and implemented prevention and outbreak response procedures to reduce

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