Given that unsheltered women experience both increased rates of cervical cancer compared to the general population and barriers to health care, the street medicine team at John Peter Smith Hospital is exploring the idea of performing pap smears, STD screenings, and birth control distribution in patients’ encampments or motel rooms. Through a survey, the team […]
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Providing comprehensive primary care for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in their lived environment requires a robust continuum of services that cater to the reality of the streets. Street medicine provides health care directly to patients where they are living. Join street medicine experts from across the country in this session to learn the foundational philosophy
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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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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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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
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
Telehealth in a Street Homeless Clinic: Improving Care and Access Read More >>
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,
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,
