Webinar Slides(PDF) Implementing PrEP Webinar(LINK) PrEP Fact Sheet(LINK) PrEP has been recommended as a strategy to work towards ending the HIV epidemic as part of the national plan, but for providers serving patients experiencing homelessness face barriers. In June 2019, members of the Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team (HPACT) clinic at the VA Greater […]
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Webinar Slides(PDF) Isolation and quarantine programs are being stood up for people experiencing homelessness to recover from COVID-19 or reduce their risk of contracting the virus, with administrators working to establish best practices in informing clients about a potential move, determining how to provide support during quarantine, and how to discharge folks. When making these
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Webinar Slides(PDF) Flyers & Posters(PDF) TVCoC Street Outreach Workflow(PDF) The COVID-19 pandemic has created many challenges for communities across the country. Rural communities face the additional difficulties of limited resources and services to assist people experiencing homelessness during the outbreak. In this interactive discussion, panelists working in rural areas will discuss the challenges they
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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
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
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
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
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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