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Homeless individuals face significant health risks due to poverty and barriers to care. Addressing homelessness requires integrated health strategies and policy changes to improve primary care access and prevent disease.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Disparities
  • Social Determinants of Health

Background:

  • Homelessness is a growing public health crisis affecting men, women, and children.
  • Homeless populations are highly vulnerable to preventable diseases, morbidity, and premature mortality.
  • Poverty and homelessness are closely interconnected, with specific subgroups at higher risk.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the challenges in providing primary care to homeless populations.
  • To emphasize the need for targeted care strategies and innovative primary care approaches.
  • To underscore the importance of policy changes and social responsibility in addressing homelessness and health.

Main Methods:

  • This study is a review and synthesis of existing literature on homelessness and healthcare access.

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    • Providing effective primary care for homeless persons is challenging due to numerous internal and external barriers.
    • Targeted care strategies and new primary care models are necessary to overcome these barriers.
    • Disease prevention for the homeless is contingent upon effective homelessness prevention programs and policies.

    Conclusions:

    • Health professionals and academic health systems must acknowledge their social responsibility.
    • There is a critical need to advocate for policy changes that combat homelessness.
    • Developing and delivering primary health care services for the homeless and those at risk is imperative.