HCH providers see many patients with liver disease, mainly secondary to hepatitis C (HCV). While the incidence of newly acquired HCV infection has decreased in the United States, over 4 million Americans are estimated to have been infected.1 A disproportionate number of homeless people (22%–53%) have the virus2,3– indeed, incarcerated and homeless individuals are not […]
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The following article discusses healing practices that incorporate spirituality as part of the recovery process for individuals with mental illness and addictions whose psychological distress is exacerbated by homelessness. Arising from both secular and sectarian models of care, the approaches featured here include empathic engagement and support, Native Hawaiian Healing, meditation and yoga, group meetings
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Across America, the number of older adults seen in clinics and shelters is increasing. In 2006, 184 HCH grantees reported over 155,000 men and women aged 50 and older (22% of all clients), up from 98,000 in 2002 (18% of all clients served by 152 grantees).1,2 While some of these individuals have long histories of
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Traumatic brain injury and attendant cognitive deficits are an ongoing problem for people experiencing homelessness. Much like the chicken and egg quandary, determining the relationship between brain injury and homelessness can be difficult. Trauma survivors may have suffered brain injury as children through abuse or accident, or during military service. Without adequate assessment, continued follow
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Traumatic brain injury and attendant cognitive deficits are an ongoing problem for people experiencing homelessness. Much like the chicken and egg quandary, determining the relationship between brain injury and homelessness can be difficult. Trauma survivors may have suffered brain injury as children through abuse or accident, or during military service. Without adequate assessment, continued follow
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Exposure-related conditions are a constant reality faced by homeless individuals who spend most days and many nights outside. Without shelter against the elements, they are dependent on mild temperatures and dry weather for a tolerable existence. And while some people who live on the streets may have tents or cardboard structures to provide a modicum
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Exposure-related conditions are a constant reality faced by homeless individuals who spend most days and many nights outside. Without shelter against the elements, they are dependent on mild temperatures and dry weather for a tolerable existence. And while some people who live on the streets may have tents or cardboard structures to provide a modicum
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Although the oral health of most Americans has improved since the1970s, people living in poverty remain at especially high risk for chronic dental disease, and the prevalence of dental caries among children aged 2–5 years has increased during the last decade. Financial barriers to dental care, poor nutrition, lack of awareness of serious health risks
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