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3341.0
Measuring and Reporting on a Hidden Population: Characterizing Homelessness

Monday, November 2, 2015: 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Oral
Session Objectives: Explain how point-in-time counts data can illuminate the differences in homeless definitions. Compare causes of mortality between the homeless and the general population. Describe the methods and design used to conduct a survey among a representative sample of homeless families in 17 languages in Paris, France. Compare health care expenditures between homeless Medicaid members and matched housed Medicaid members.
Moderator:
Jemma Alarcón

2:30pm
Defining the grey area: Improving our understanding of PIT and school definitions of homelessness   
Samantha Green, MSc
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
2:50pm
An etiologic and geographical profile of mortality among the homeless in Maryland: 2004 – 2013   
Isaac Howley, MD, MPH, David Fowler, MD and Carolyn Cumpsty-Fowler, PHD, MPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
3:10pm
An innovative approach to study characteristics and health of homeless families: The ENFAMS survey in Greater Paris area (France)   
Stephanie Vandentorren, MD PhD, Erwan Le Mener, Yann Le Strat, PhD, Emmanuelle Guyavarch and Pierre Chauvin, MD PhD
3:30pm
A Comparison of Health Care Expenditures between Homeless Individuals and Matched Housed Individuals Under Medicaid   
Wen-Chieh Lin, PhD, Robin Clark, PhD, Jianying Zhang, MD, MPH, Elizabeth O'Connell, MS, Jessie Gaeta, MD and Monica Bharel, MD, MPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)

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

Organized by: Caucus on Homelessness
Endorsed by: Injury Control and Emergency Health Services, Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights, Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health

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

See more of: Caucus on Homelessness