Health care for homeless people

A growing and diversifying homeless population faces tremendous social burdens and structural barriers to health care that contribute to high morbidity and mortality. Health care for homeless people must address intersecting health and social challenges through a combination of health-related and so...

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Published inNature reviews. Disease primers Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 5
Main Authors Liu, Michael, Hwang, Stephen W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Nature Publishing Group 14.01.2021
Subjects
COVID-19
Health insurance
Homeless people
Mental disorders
Mortality
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Summary:A growing and diversifying homeless population faces tremendous social burdens and structural barriers to health care that contribute to high morbidity and mortality. Health care for homeless people must address intersecting health and social challenges through a combination of health-related and social interventions.Homeless people face tremendous social and structural barriers to health care that contribute to high morbidity and mortality. Here, the authors discuss that collaborations between health systems and social services are needed to improve health and well-being in this population.
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ISSN:2056-676X
2056-676X
DOI:10.1038/s41572-020-00241-2