Street Medicine

Cluster Care: Providing Support to High-Needs Clients in Transitional Housing

The organization recognized a need to provide specialized support to high-needs residents in NYC Safe Haven transitional housing for individuals who previously experienced street homelessness. Due to systemic constraints that do not allow for long-term Home Health Aide Services onsite, a needs assessment was conducted to learn the scale and scope of the need among […]

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Implementation of a Behavioral Health Program in a Street Medicine Setting

Healthcare in Action (HIA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit medical group that provides street-based primary care and social services to people experiencing homelessness. HIA follows a street-medicine approach to care, providing full-scope primary care, comprehensive case management services, and housing navigation to patients in whatever setting they prefer. HIA has 11 teams across California that utilize

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How to add health navigation into outreach palliative care for structurally vulnerable populations

Through this workshop, attendees will learn more about how PEACH (Palliative Education and Care for the Homeless) has cultivated the Health Navigator role into 5 key areas including access, care coordination, social determinants of health, advocacy, and counselling. Further, the workshop will focus on how the role has been sustainably funded, supported, and evaluated. Through

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Telehealth in a Street Homeless Clinic: Improving Care and Access

Telehealth has the potential for increasing access to healthcare services and improve health outcomes. The lack of phone or internet access should not be a barrier for this type of access. Telehealth technologies should be imbedded into free and charitable clinics that are providing services to these individuals. This type of access can expand services

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Improving healthcare and housing outcomes by removing a hidden barrier; lack of legal identification

Through a unique collaborative effort, a major but hidden barrier to positive healthcare and housing outcomes is being successfully addressed in Arizona. Eleven percent of adult Americans lack any form of government-issued photo identification. Lack of identification can have a negative impact on healthcare outcomes disproportionately affecting populations such as people of color, transgender people,

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First year lessons of initiating a SOAR program in a primary care and outpatient psychiatric setting

To date, Health Care for the Homeless-Houston’s SOAR program has a 66% approval for clients receiving SSI/SSDI benefits. This has allowed for growth of the program and developing the current program that has helped many clients not only with SSI/SSDI benefits but also with housing, attaining food and social/emotional support. Speakers: Norma S Tejada-Foster, RN,

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Nurse Call Line Pilot in Homeless Shelters in NYC: Experiences, Barriers, and Facilitators

The Nurse Call Line (NCL) is a 24/7 telephone-based triage service intended to connect New York City shelter residents with appropriate health care. The study team conducted a qualitative assessment of the NCL to ascertain perceptions, experiences, and interactions with the program, as well as barriers and facilitators to use and implementation. This presentation will

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