The Council’s Blogs
A Closer Look
An in-depth look at issues or topics affecting people who are homeless and the broader Health Care for the Homeless community.
Are Left-Handed People ‘Perverts’ and ‘Abnormal’?
Are Left-Handed People ‘Perverts’ and ‘Abnormal’? Question: Why are there four times as many left-handed people in the U.S. as there were ~100 years ago? Answer: Historic stigma and discrimination. Prominent criminologists and psychologists …
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Budgets Are Moral Documents
President Biden issued his budget on March 9, which outlined the Administration’s policy priorities and vision for federal spending in the next year. Important for the HCH Community, the HHS and HUD budgets include significant expansions to health …
Committed to Each Other
Untreated mental illness On Nov. 29, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a plan aimed at people with severe mental illness (SMI). Mayor Adams said New Yorkers had a “moral obligation” to …
The HCH Helpdesk
Answers frequently asked questions by HCH health center staff and address recurring needs related to health services for people experiencing homelessness.
Proving a Negative: Verifying Homelessness for HCH Eligibility
Primary audience: HCH health center staff. This month we take up the notion of “proving” health center patients are indeed experiencing homelessness. (Find a less colloquial, in-depth version of this in our 2018 technical …
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Gender-Affirming Care and HCH: Definitions, Resources, and Opportunities
Primary audience: health care organizations and providers What is Gender-Affirming Care? The term gender-affirming care is often used specifically to describe trauma-informed and patient-centered health care sought by trans and non-binary individuals; it can range …
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Street Medicine or Mobile Medical Unit? Considerations for Expanding Medical Outreach
Primary audience: health centers, free and charitable clinics, safety-net hospitals Meeting people’s needs wherever they may be As the increase of people living unsheltered drives the overall rise in homelessness, providers increasingly …
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