House Calls Without Walls: Street Medicine Delivers Primary Care to Unsheltered Persons Experiencing Homelessness
Michael Stefanowicz, Brett Feldman, Jehni Robinson
Abstract
Access to primary care services remains difficult for people experiencing homelessness as a result of innumerable barriers, both structural and economic.1,2 Street homeless men and women have life spans nearly 30 years shorter than their housed counterparts,3 and less than 10% have a primary care
Topics & Concepts
Primary careMedicineGerontologyFamily medicineNursingHomelessness and Social IssuesFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies