This issue of Healing Hands is written for the person who is too often last on the list of those who are recipients of your TLC — YOU! Two experienced Health Care for the Homeless clinicians based in Seattle, Washington, share their wisdom and collec- tive experience in helping professional caregivers learn how to do […]
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By Jennifer Holzworth, National Health Care for the Homeless Council Download Research (PDF)
Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Competence In the HCH Setting: A Brief Guide Read More >>
Achieving cultural competence — the ability to communicate effectively across different linguistic and cultural traditions — is necessarily a gradual process. For clinicians, this requires close examination of health-related attitudes and beliefs — their clients’ and their own. The following articles suggest some steps that homeless health care providers can take to begin the journey.
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Publication by David Robinson of the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research Sheffield Hallam University which explains in a detailed, yet accessible manner, how to estimate homelessness in rural areas. Download Research (PDF)
This document summarizes what is known about the causes of rural homelessness and how the experiences of unstably housed people living in rural areas differ from their urban counterparts. In addition, it describes health problems often experienced by rural homeless clients, highlights strategies that homeless service providers are using to meet the challenges these clients
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See Part 4: Service Delivery Strategies; F: Outreach Communities can use this list to assess their street outreach efforts at both the program- and system-level, and to identify opportunities to build upon and strengthen their systemic approach to ending homelessness, particularly unsheltered homelessness. Download Research (PDF)
Organizing Health Services for Homeless People: A Practical Guide Read More >>
This issue of Healing Hands examines obstacles to health care encountered by people who first experience homelessness in small communities and remote rural areas of the United States. The following articles briefly explain the causes of rural homelessness and how unstably housed people in rural areas differ from their urban counterparts. In addition, they highlight
Healing Hands: Hard to Reach: Rural Homelessness & Health Care Read More >>
This issue of Healing Hands examines obstacles to health care encountered by people who first experience homelessness in small communities and remote rural areas of the United States. The following articles briefly explain the causes of rural homelessness and how unstably housed people in rural areas differ from their urban counterparts. In addition, they highlight
Healing Hands: Hard to Reach: Rural Homelessness & Health Care Read More >>
