4167.0 Evidence Based Practices for Homelessness Services

Tuesday, November 9, 2010: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Oral
Session Objectives: 1. List 5 barriers that chronically homeless individuals face in accessing services. 2. Discuss the social justice implications of medical residents attitudes towards homeless children and families. 3. Identify the characteristics of veterans experiencing chronic homelessness.
Moderator:
Kathy Proctor, MPH MHSA

12:30pm
Prevalence of Chronic Illness and Perceived Access to Services at a Day Shelter for the Homeless
Mary Weber, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, Lisa Thompson, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC and Karen Peifer
        
12:45pm
Challenges in meeting the health care needs of homeless adults with physical disabilities who receive Medicaid
Matthew Kehn, MPP, Thilo Kroll, PhD and Pei-Shu Ho, PhD
     
1:00pm
Youth on the Street: Maltreatment, Mental Health and Addictions
Tiffany Thornton, MSW, CTRS
  
1:15pm
Developing attitudes in developing doctors: Addressing attitudinal health care barriers for homeless children and families S/A
Erica "Zoë" Reyes, MSW
           
1:30pm
Trends in earnings and employment before and after the first instance of homelessness: A multi-cohort analysis
Jamison D. Fargo, PhD, MSEpi, Nicholas Eng, Stephen Metraux, MA, PhD and Dennis Culhane, PhD
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Caucus on Homelessness
Endorsed by: APHA-Committee on Women's Rights, Social Work

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

See more of: Caucus on Homelessness
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