Research and Data

Minnesota Homeless Mortality Study, 2017-2021

The Minnesota Department of Health recently collaborated with the Health, Homelessness, and Criminal Justice Lab at the Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute to conduct the first systematic examination of mortality among people experiencing homelessness (PEH) who die in Minnesota (Minnesota Homeless Mortality Report, 2017-2021 (state.mn.us)). The researchers merged Minnesota state death data, Minnesota Homeless Management Information […]

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Expanding Medical Respite Care: Breaking Down Silos through Multi-Sector Collaboration

Collaborative partnerships are crucial to the delivery of high quality, equitable community- based care. While these partnerships are essential, it can be difficult for funders, large health systems, and smaller nonprofits/social service organizations to navigate, understand one another, and to build mutual partnerships that create a lasting impact. As we continue to work to de-silo

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Building a Data Bridge Between the Healthcare and Homeless Response System

This workshop session will explain a new innovative and promising practice created to improve services to the homeless. This approach is relevant to a very real, current issue. Homeless service providers do not have a clear picture of their client’s health history e.g. visits to the emergency room or to a mental health provider. Health

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It Takes a Village: An Integrated Safety Net for Housing Insecure Older Adults in a Health Plan

A health plan developed programs to serve as an integrated safety net for older adults experiencing housing insecurity. The program included interventions to address whole- person care, what matters to the member, and the root causes of housing insecurity — social needs, economic hardship, interpersonal concerns, and health conditions within the healthcare system. This includes

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Thriving Beyond Recuperative Care: Navigation & Support for Graduates

As one of only a few health system-led medical respite programs in the nation, our recuperative care program (RCP) supports patients during their stay in the program and continues with wrap- around care after exiting the program. As a ten-bed respite care for those experiencing homelessness and medical needs, the RCP offers up to 90

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“More Than Healthcare:” Using Direct Patient Feedback to Create a Measurement Tool for SDOH

Health can be directly impacted by social determinants, such as access one’s to care and physical environment. Because individuals living in temporary housing are often disproportionately affected by these Social Determinants of Health (SDoH), our organization created a study to assess the risk factors related to socio-environmental conditions. The study utilized a 34-item questionnaire that

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