Climate change has disproportionally affected the most vulnerable in our community. Unsheltered persons experiencing homelessness are at higher risk for the devastating and often life-threatening effects of extreme heat. Cooling centers at locations where individuals congregate provide a means of mitigating the extreme effects of heat, particularly in an environment where the affordable housing crisis […]
Social justice and health care are inextricably linked, and an important aspect of social justice is the ability to have fair access to health care and to be taken seriously within the healthcare and social services systems. Health care is not equitable if it is not accessible, and there are still immense gaps in terms
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Speakers: Jillian Olmsted, Executive Director, The INN Between; Lorie Okada, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; Anna Pruitt, Faculty Affiliate, Research Associate, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Session Materials: Community and Advocacy in Medical Respite Care (N)_1.pdf NHCHC Conference Lived Experience Resident Advocates.pdf
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This presentation discusses a pilot post-hospitalization shelter program combined with a medical respite program that provides a rapid-admission option for people awaiting respite bed availability and offers a short-term recovery option for discharges not acute enough to require respite. The pilot has demonstrated that a same-day safety net shelter for hospital discharges provides an important
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Learn about a Medi-Cal plan’s approach to centering the experience of its members experiencing homelessness through strategic investments and program implementation in partnership with the local continuum of care and community-based organizations. Learn how these investments increase opportunities for unhoused members to provide feedback on programs and receive a variety of new services to support
Effective community partnerships can be very beneficial in reaching populations of individuals impacted by social and structural determinants of health. Innovative partnerships allow for organizations to collaborate in an effort to serve the needs of surrounding communities. It is through these partnerships that the needs of disadvantaged communities are met, and barriers are appropriately addressed.
This workshop will describe how the medical-legal partnership (MLP) model is being used to bring civil legal aid services to individuals experiencing homelessness as a way to improve health and increase access to safe, reliable housing. Representatives from a comprehensive day services center and their civil legal aid partner will share how they established an
