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 >>
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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 care and housing programs, largely paid by making the rich pay their fair share in taxes. Key take-aways from our recently updated Appropriations chart and fact sheet of the …
In 2022, the National Health Care for the Homeless Council chaired the development of the Caucus on Homelessness (CoH) program for the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2022 Annual Meeting and Expo. The theme of the annual meeting was: “150 Years of Creating the Healthiest Nation: Leading the Path Toward Equity.” Social equity is, as …
