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March 9, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
HCB: Veterans are disproportionately represented among the homeless in the United States. What kind of aid does the VA offer in its homeless services programs? Blackstock: The VA is acutely aware of the overrepresentation of Veterans among the count ...
February 1, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
By Laura Sadowski, MD, MPH, and Romina Kee, MD, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Clinical Scholar alumnae Becoming homeless is distressing for anyone, and it is especially challenging for people with chronic health problems who need ongoing car ...
February 10, 2011 | Story
Two decades ago, an innovative group of physicians and funders, including the RWJF, pioneered the idea of giving health care to the homeless in their own environment.
January 25, 2011 | Story
Roseanna Means has started a nonprofit that gives homeless women and children in Boston love, acceptance—and free medical care.
August 23, 2010 | Story
2010 Community Health Leader winner creates a "medical home without walls" to meet the special needs of homeless women in the Boston area.
October 31, 2005 | Story
Anna Bissonnette was trying to expand the role of institutional health care providers into areas that her superiors, peers, and fellow staff deemed were not within their province.
January 2, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
This post is part of the "Health Care in 2013" series.
April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This study shows no substantial difference of sex-specific risk of using a VHA homeless program: females were as likely as males to utilize programs.
January 6, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
New Mexico is 45th of 50 states in prevalence and risk factors for child homelessness, including low family income levels, lack of affordable housing, and lack of access to health insurance. More than 16,000 of our New Mexico children experienced ho ...
April 11, 2013 | Journal Article
The sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with frequent ED use within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) are examined in this study.