Mobile Multidisciplinary HIV Medical Care for Hard-to-Reach Individuals Experiencing Homelessness in San Francisco

The San Francisco, California–based HIV Homeless-Health Outreach Mobile Engagement (HHOME) program aims to improve health and housing outcomes for multiply diagnosed people experiencing chronic homelessness whom the HIV care system has failed to reach. From 2014 to 2017, HHOME’s mobile multidiscipli...

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Published inAmerican journal of public health (1971) Vol. 108; no. S7; pp. S528 - S530
Main Authors Borne, Deborah, Tryon, Janell, Rajabiun, Serena, Fox, Jane, de Groot, Alexander, Gunhouse-Vigil, Kristina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington American Public Health Association 01.12.2018
Subjects
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Acuity
Addictions
AIDS
AJPH Practice
Case management
Clinics
Coordination
Drug use
Emergency medical care
Emergency services
Health care
Health Service Delivery
Health services
HIV
HIV/AIDS
Homeless people
Homelessness
Hospitals
Housing
Human immunodeficiency virus
Intervention
Medicine
Mental disorders
Mental health
Multidisciplinary teams
Primary care
Public health
Social workers
United States > US
San Francisco California
California
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Summary:The San Francisco, California–based HIV Homeless-Health Outreach Mobile Engagement (HHOME) program aims to improve health and housing outcomes for multiply diagnosed people experiencing chronic homelessness whom the HIV care system has failed to reach. From 2014 to 2017, HHOME’s mobile multidisciplinary team served 106 clients. Viral suppression increased from 23.6% to 60%, and 73.8% obtained permanent supportive housing (n = 61). System-level changes included the adoption of city-wide standardized acuity assessment tools HIV Care Coordination Taskforce by community partners. This article highlights HHOME’s core components and its public health implications.
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D. Borne and J. Tryon oversaw the local research and evaluation of the study and drafted the article. S. Rajabiun and J. Fox conceptualized and designed the study and edited the article. A. de Groot was responsible for data analysis. K. Gunhouse-Vigil provided local data and edited the article. All authors approved the final article.
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ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2018.304732