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Resources

Publications

1. Homeless - If you have a patient that needs help with housing, The US Department and Urban Development provides resources and assistance to help the homeless. 

2. Homeless and Elderly: Understanding the Special Health Care Needs Of Elderly Persons Who Are Homeless - This publication discusses health issues facing older members of the homeless population. It also lists providers who serve older patients.    

3. Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Competence in the HCH Setting: A Brief Guide (Copyright © NHCHC) - This publication provides health professionals with support to understand how to deliver culturally and linguistically competent care to the homeless. (PDF file, 87 Kb)

4. Health Care for the Homeless (Copyright © AMSA) - It is important for medical students who want to enter primary health care to understand the health concerns of the homeless. This publication discusses how medical students can become more involved in the health care of the homeless through volunteering and outreach programs.

5. Self-Management Support: Helping Clients Set Goals To Improve Their Health (Copyright © National Health Care for the Homeless Council) - Through self-management initiatives, patients have the power to make informative decisions about their health care. This guide was intended for health professionals to introduce self-management programs for the homeless. (PDF file, 1.17 Mb)

6. Learning about Homelessness and Health in Your Community: A Data Resource Guide (Copyright © National Health Care for the Homeless Council) - Through the National Health Service Corps, many health professionals are stationed in underserved communities and in areas with high rates of homelessness. Health professionals can use this guide to learn more about the community in which they will provide service and resources and referrals that health professionals can provide to their patients. (PDF file, 227 Kb)

7. Adapting Your Practice: Treatment Recommendations on Reproductive Health Care for Homeless Patients (Copyright © National Health Care for the Homeless Council) - Standard clinical practice guidelines can fail people who are homeless because they do not take into account the unique challenges faced by homeless people that can limit their ability to adhere to a plan of care. This guide offers simple adaptations to standard clinical practice guidelines to improve the reproductive health of people who are homeless. (PDF file, 147 Kb)

8. Adapting Your Practice: General Recommendations for the Care of Homeless Patients (Copyright © National Health Care for the Homeless Council) - This guide is for health professionals or medical students who do not have extensive experience with the homeless population. These recommendations are intended to provide improvement in the quality of care of the homeless. (PDF file, 286 Kb)

9. Adapting Your Practice: Treatment Recommendations for Homeless Patients with HIV/AIDS (Copyright © National Health Care for the Homeless Council) - Homeless persons often lack the resources and treatment regimens necessary to treat HIV/AIDS. Often primary health professionals recognize these limitations and change the care of homeless people affected with HIV/AIDS to adapt to these situations. This guide is geared towards the progress of helping health providers with HIV/AIDS homeless persons. (PDF file, 693 Kb)

Organizations

1. Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA

2. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

3. Homelessness Resource Center, SAMHSA, HHS

4. Association of Clinicians for the Underserved

5. National Alliance to End Homelessness

6. Physicians for a National Health Program

7. National Center on Family Homelessness

8. National Health Care for the Homeless Council

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Content last updated December 1, 2008.