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Latino/a experiences of homelessness in California: Qualitative findings from the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH). [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe number of Latino/a people experiencing homelessness in the United States is increasing due to increased housing costs, economic disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic, and increased homelessness among migrants.
Zena K Coronado +5 more
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1996 Summary The medical literature on homeless people tends to concentrate on their biographic characteristics or clinical problems without enough attention being given to the social and environmental contexts which they have to survive. This article summarises the literature on the role of social factors in the causation and outcome of ...
W, Abdul-Hamid, C, Cooney
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Homeless in America, Homeless in California [PDF]
Review of Economics and Statistics, 2001 It is generally believed that the increased incidence of homelessness in the United States has arisen from broad societal factors, such as changes in the institutionalization of the mentally ill, increases in drug addiction and alcohol usage, and so forth.
Quigley, John M. +2 more
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Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2020 Homelessness – people living on the street, in temporary accommodation, or at risk of losing their homes – is a persistent problem across the developed world. Policies and programmes to tackle homelessness should be informed by evidence of effectiveness.
Howard White +5 more
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Social Sciences, 2022 The rates of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are significantly higher among individuals experiencing homelessness compared to the general population.
Stephanie Chassman +6 more
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Discerning ‘Functional and Absolute Zero’: Defining and Measuring an End to Homelessness in Canada [PDF]
The School of Public Policy Publications, 2017 Several cities and regions have announced that they have “ended homelessness,” as this goal has become a major part of policy and community-based responses to homelessness. Yet, there are different ways to define what “ending homelessness” actually means.
Alina Turner, Tom Albanese, Kyle Pakeman
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Attacking the public health crisis of hepatocellular carcinoma at its roots
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract As the third most common cause of cancer‐related death worldwide with significant mortality rates in the United States, hepatocellular carcinoma has strong association with cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) with a growing at‐risk population from the rise in chronic liver disease from alcohol use and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Hannah M. Lee +3 more
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian +3 more
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BMC Women's Health, 2022 Background Women experiencing homelessness have complex and multifaceted healthcare needs and yet they are an underserved population across healthcare services.
Sophie Nadia Gaber +3 more
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EClinicalMedicine, 2023 Summary: Background: Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) predominantly prioritise treatment and cost-effectiveness, which encourages a universal approach that may not address the circumstances of disadvantaged groups.
Vincy Chan +6 more
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