Housing—and the lack of access to it—has long been recognized as a critical social determinant of health. The outstanding question for health care leaders is not whether health systems have a role to ...

In a crowded medical curriculum, the social determinants of health are often reduced to theoretical bullet points buried on a preclinical slide, divorced from the real lives of those who experience ...

Homelessness is driven by structural factors like affordable housing shortages and income inequality, with individual vulnerabilities increasing personal risk. Health issues are both a cause and ...

Read on for more from Anna about what we know about the spread of homelessness in the U.S. Every year, toward the end of ...

GO TO KOAT.COM. A NEW STUDY FROM THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHOWS HOMELESS PEOPLE HAVE A HIGHER RISK OF GETTING SICK OR DYING FROM PREVENTABLE DISEASES AND INJURIES. THIS STUDY, FROM 2019 TO ...

A report shows the homeless face significant health challenges and are much more likely to face emergency department visits and premature death than others.

A Tacoma program intended to provide healthcare services and resources to the unhoused is operational after a slow start, but the program is still months away from full capacity. In October 2024, the ...

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In New Hampshire, thousands of youths experience homelessness every year. These youths are often hidden from view -- sleeping ...

It sounds absurd, but LA now spends more on homelessness than on firefighting. With budgets tight, that means there is a ...

Phoenix plans to invest in permanent affordable housing and develop new housing models as both sheltered and unsheltered ...