Philip W. Brickner, MD (1928-2014), established Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) as a national model of care for severely disadvantaged persons. In 1983, Dr. Brickner was chosen to direct the HCH Demonstration Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the Pew Charitable Trust, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors. With his team from […]
Brian Bickford: 2023 Philip W. Brickner National Leadership Award Read More >>
The National Consumer Advisory Board’s (NCAB) annual Ellen Dailey Consumer Advocate Award honors the spirit and strength of founding member Ellen Dailey, a passionate champion of consumer voices in the provision of homeless services who was instrumental in starting the Consumer Advisory Board at the Boston HCH Program in Boston, MA, and NCAB. Albert Miller
Albert Miller: 2023 Ellen Dailey Consumer Advocate Award Read More >>
The HCH Clinicians’ Network’s annual award celebrates the memory of the Network’s “Founding Mother,” Karen Rotondo. This award recognizes hands-on caregivers who demonstrate vision and creativity in advancing the goals of ending and preventing homelessness, and who have made a significant contribution to improving the health and quality of life of people without homes. Jackie
Jackie Alba-Nguyen: 2023 Karen Rotondo Award for Outstanding Service Read More >>
In tribute of the service and dedication of Council advocate and Respite Care Providers’ Network member Willie J. Mackey, this award honors the outstanding contribution to the field of medical respite by a person, team, or agency, as determined by their efforts to improve the health and lives of people without homes. Monte has worked
Monte Hank: 2023 Willie J. Mackey National Medical Respite Award Read More >>
The Lozier Scholarship supports one individual from an Organizational Member to attend the Conference for the first time. Meant to inspire new leaders in the HCH movement, this award honors John Lozier, the Council’s founding executive director who shepherded the Council from a single staff and a handful of members to more than 20 staff
Jessica Ward: 2023 John N. Lozier Scholarship for New Members Read More >>
6/8/23 Note: Due to technical difficulties, this webinar had to be rescheduled. We’ll post a link to the rescheduled webinar once it’s available! Join the National HCH Council June 6 at 11 a.m. CDT for an in-depth analysis and discussion of the recently published California Street Medicine Landscape Survey and Report. This first-of-its-kind study looks
A study published last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows encampment sweeps, bans, move-along orders and cleanups that forcibly relocate individuals away from essential services will lead to substantial increases in overdose deaths, hospitalizations and life-threatening infections, plus many other detrimental impacts. The study was authored by a multidisciplinary group of
Study Shows Encampment Sweeps Lead to Deadly Outcomes for the Unhoused Read More >>
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 in the early 1900s considered left-handed people “primitive and abnormal,” “stubborn, rebellious, rigid people,” and people who “may signify homosexuality, incest, and perversion.” Did you know that schools used
Are Left-Handed People ‘Perverts’ and ‘Abnormal’? Read More >>
