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Beating Down the Lowly: The Criminalization of the Homeless and Alternative Solutions [PDF]

, 2012
In the current economy, the issue of homelessness is increasingly pervading the normal constructs of society. Thousands of men, women, and children struggle to find a place to sleep and enough food to satisfy their hungry stomachs.
Will, Amber
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Criminal Justice-Involved Veterans Not Engaged in Primary Care in the Veterans Health Administration

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
Introduction: Many adults involved in the criminal justice system have various healthcare needs. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) operates programs to connect criminal justice-involved veterans to healthcare, including primary care.
Jack Tsai, Austin Lampros, Sean Clark, Anne Dunn, Thomas P. O’Toole   +4 more
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Improving Awareness of Colon Cancer Screening in the Homeless Population of Burlington, Vermont [PDF]

, 2018
Homeless populations are significantly less likely to access preventative cancer screening, yet this is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in this population.
Nadeau, Alexis
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Homeless Images

, 2016
If it has a home at all, the proper home of the image, and even the thought-image or Denkbild, is homelessness. Never fully itself, the image remains at odds both with itself and with the referen-tial burden that it is expected to carry. In its iterability, the image, which threatens to be divorced from referential functions such as time and space ...
openaire   +1 more source

Unique health care utilization patterns in a homeless population in Ghent

BMC Health Services Research, 2010
Background Existing studies concerning the health care use of homeless people describe higher utilisation rates for hospital-based care and emergency care, and lower rates for primary care by homeless people compared to the general population.
Verlinde Evelyn, Verdée Tine, Van de Walle Mieke, Art Bruno, De Maeseneer Jan, Willems Sara   +5 more
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"Homeless Networks and Geographic Concentration: Evidence from Osaka City" [PDF]

Homeless people in Osaka City are geographically concentrated. The purpose of this paper is to examine this geographic concentration by focusing on homeless networks.
Koji Karato, Shinichiro Iwata
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Homeworks: Stable Home + Stable School = Bright Futures [PDF]

, 2015
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless surveyed 118 homeless families with school-aged children and found that the experiences of Chicago's homeless students closely mirrored what the national research showed.
Adriana Scurto, Jessica Cardot, Lorena Aviles Trujillo   +2 more
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Street health: Practitioner service provision for Maori homeless people in Auckland [PDF]

, 2012
Drawing insights from interviews with Maori homeless people, health professionals, and relevant local and international literatures, this chapter focuses on the provision of medical care to homeless people.
Chamberlain, Kerry, Groot, Shiloh Ann Maree, Hodgetts, Darrin, Nikora, Linda Waimarie, Stolte, Ottilie Emma Elisabeth   +4 more
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Estimating the size of the homeless adolescent population across seven cities in Cambodia

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2017
Background The Government of Cambodia has committed to supporting family care for vulnerable children, including homeless populations. Collecting baseline data on the numbers and characteristics of homeless adolescents was prioritized to illuminate the ...
Lindsay Stark, Beth L. Rubenstein, Kimchoeun Pak, Rosemary Taing, Gary Yu, Sok Kosal, Leslie Roberts   +6 more
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Results of 2007 Survey of Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Providers [PDF]

, 2007
This report demonstrates the extent to which homeless youths are underserved in Illinois. Though the statistics show that homeless youth programs are successful in helping youths achieve their potential, far too many youths never have the opportunity to ...
Jessica Falk
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