Health
Insecticide-laced underwear no match for lice
(HealthDay)—Insecticide-treated underwear won't wipe out lice infestations in homeless shelters, according to a new study.
Dec 4, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Turning hotels into emergency shelters as part of COVID-19 response limited spread of coronavirus
A King County initiative that moved people out of homeless shelters and into hotel rooms earlier this year helped slow the transmission of coronavirus, according to early findings from a study of the intervention.
Oct 8, 2020
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Health
Redesigning health care: Integrating social care into a safety net health system
Neighborhoods of high need are where investment in social care offers the best opportunities to improve health. Screening for social determinants of health is comparatively easy, but building the infrastructure to meet needs ...
May 9, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Kansas City homeless program could be model for mental illness treatment, advocates say
After leaving prison, where he'd been incarcerated for nearly three decades, a man in his 60s took up residence in the woods of Kansas City, where he stayed for five years.
Jun 5, 2023
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Vaccination
Homeless Americans finally getting a chance at COVID-19 shot
Homeless Americans who have been left off priority lists for coronavirus vaccinations—or even bumped aside as states shifted eligibility to older age groups—are finally getting their shots as vaccine supplies increase.
Apr 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Homeless shelters are 'tinder boxes' for coronavirus, studies show
Even at the beginning of April, large percentages of residents at U.S. homeless shelters were testing positive for the new coronavirus, studies show.
Apr 23, 2020
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Researchers explore new approaches to support work practices in homeless shelters
Researchers from Bentley University, in partnership with Pine Street Inn, New England's largest homeless shelter, have been exploring the ideas of process modeling to better understand and improve triage practices at homeless ...
Jul 9, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
NYC mayor proposes millions in new mental health services
Over 80 schools would get mental health clinics, every police precinct would have a victims' advocate and social workers would arrange psychological care for thousands of families in homeless shelters under Mayor Bill de ...
May 5, 2015
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Health
NYC lawmakers pass a novel requirement for free tampons
New York City is on track to become the nation's first city to require free tampons and sanitary pads in public schools, homeless shelters and jails after lawmakers approved the idea Tuesday amid a national discussion of ...
Jun 21, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pandemic threatens to deepen crisis in mental health care
More than three weeks after Brandon Bell stopped showing up at a New York office that serves people with schizophrenia, employees finally located him at a nearby homeless shelter.
May 19, 2020
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