Just as housing can lead to health, so too can health care lead to housing. This endeavor is foundational to the Street Health Outreach & Wellness (SHOW) initiative, run by New York City Health + Hospitals, the largest municipal healthcare organization in the nation. From a human-centered aim, the SHOW program utilizes street medicine and […]
The robust intersection between street medicine and community paramedicine has not received the degree of attention it warrants. This presentation will review documented examples before launching into a discussion on opportunities for program design and implementation. A suburban health system-associated partnership between a distinct street medicine team and community paramedicine team will be reviewed. Directions
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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
By meeting people where they are literally and figuratively, addressing social determinants of health, and building relationships, hospitals can significantly reduce emergency department recidivism and acute psychiatric admissions to improve patients’ quality of life. Because our healthcare system is stretched thin with a lack of beds or places to safely discharge people to, patients with
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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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
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