Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of disability in the United States, where about 1.4 million people have a reported head injury each year. There is evidence that homeless individuals experience a greater incidence of severe head injury than the general population. This case report illustrates the sequelae of a moderate traumatic brain […]
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Traumatic brain injury and attendant cognitive deficits are an ongoing problem for people experiencing homelessness. Much like the chicken and egg quandary, determining the relationship between brain injury and homelessness can be difficult. Trauma survivors may have suffered brain injury as children through abuse or accident, or during military service. Without adequate assessment, continued follow
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Traumatic brain injury and attendant cognitive deficits are an ongoing problem for people experiencing homelessness. Much like the chicken and egg quandary, determining the relationship between brain injury and homelessness can be difficult. Trauma survivors may have suffered brain injury as children through abuse or accident, or during military service. Without adequate assessment, continued follow
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This document is part of the network’s series of practice adaptations developed by clinicians working in HCH projects. Download Research (PDF)
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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Exposure-related conditions are a constant reality faced by homeless individuals who spend most days and many nights outside. Without shelter against the elements, they are dependent on mild temperatures and dry weather for a tolerable existence. And while some people who live on the streets may have tents or cardboard structures to provide a modicum
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Exposure-related conditions are a constant reality faced by homeless individuals who spend most days and many nights outside. Without shelter against the elements, they are dependent on mild temperatures and dry weather for a tolerable existence. And while some people who live on the streets may have tents or cardboard structures to provide a modicum
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Although the oral health of most Americans has improved since the1970s, people living in poverty remain at especially high risk for chronic dental disease, and the prevalence of dental caries among children aged 2–5 years has increased during the last decade. Financial barriers to dental care, poor nutrition, lack of awareness of serious health risks
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