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Health Among the Homeless

They are in the community and spreading bacterial infections to the general public. Appropriate health care could greatly improve ...

Homelessness and Social Problems

the main causes" (Morris, 1998, p. 241) to which women attribute their homelessness. Families with children, a population that re...

Homeless and Health Care

problems "are extremely high among the homeless population" (NCH Fact Sheet #8, 2005). In fact, homeless persons are far more li...

Homeless & Mental Illness/A Vulnerable Population

necessary health-related behaviors" required for meeting "ones therapeutic self-care demand (needs)" (Hurst, et al 2005, p. 11). U...

Homeless Youth in Vancouver, B.C.

ages of 25-44; they live alone; most are Caucasian; "38% had been homeless for less than one month" but 32% "had been homeless for...

Homeless Population in San Diego, California

In five pages this paper discusses rural and urban homeless in San Diego and throughout the U.S. Four sources are cited in the bi...

Anatomy and Psychology

psychology and sociology so far as they affect the well-being of the individual" (512). At this point he delves into what he terms...

Family Homelessness and the Impact on Health and Healthcare Provision

as an increased occurrence in low income families it has also been noted that members of minority populations are also over repres...

Overview of Environmental Health Care

chemicals throughout our lives and some ill effects do not happen until years later (NIEHS, 2003). Most physicians have limited ...

The Problems Faced By Homeless Diabetics

ABSTRACT Diabetes is a difficult disease to control but is particularly problematic for the homeless. This literature review exa...

Mexican-American Homeless & Programs

research that has investigated the characteristics of new Latin American immigrants has determined several characteristics that ma...

Mentally-Ill Homeless/Mexican-American Women

of child care (Rosenheck, Bassuk and Salomon, 2003). Homeless women and men are more likely to have a history of mental illness th...

Definition of an American and Homelessness

91). The first threatening wave of homelessness swept America between the years 1820 and 1860, when more than five million immigr...

Homelessness & Advocacy

the research, which includes finding a definitive measure for the health status of the homeless. This is a reasoned, extensive rev...

A Homelessness Analysis

In eight pages this research paper examines David Snow and Leon Anderson's 1993 text Down on Their Luck: A Study of Homeless Stree...

An Atlanta Homeless Families' Overview

evil, they also do have some concerns and want to help. The first thing that must be done is to analyze the problem. It is importa...

Homeless Shelter Children's Program Plan

2005). Of these 6,371 are in emergency shelters, 5,471 are in transitional housing and 5,031 are unsheltered (U.S. Department of H...

Communication Barriers to Emergency Medical Services to Homeless, Transsexuals, and Prostitutes

In the Metro Toronto area, over 5,350 homeless people try and fit into the limited homeless spaces available in the hostel system ...

Homeless Individuals and Tuberculosis

a sure bet that the individual involved has already been in touch with and has infected others, unknowingly. As outlined ...

Homelessness and Children's Health Issues

is the factor which many of these children are denied due to their living conditions or lack of them. Most builders or carpenters...

Homelessness, Mental Illness, and the Advocate Role

Housing is of obvious concern as is successful intervention in the destructive pattern of behavior that has led to the homelessnes...

The Failure of Health Issues of the Homeless to Be Addressed by NHS Policies

The homeless population in the UK suffer a high level of inequality in terms of quality and access to healthcare services. The pap...

Analysis of the HR 29 Mobile Medical Homeless Health Improvement Act

In a paper of six pages, the writer looks at the HR 29 Mobile Medical Homeless Health Improvement Act. Background details and stat...

Specific Health Care Problems of the Homeless

This paper discusses how the community can address homeless problems regarding health care access in 5 pages. Seven sources are c...

Homeless Patients and a Nurse's Role

In five pages this paper discusses the plight of the homeless and health care access in a consideration of a nurse's role. Six so...

Homeless and Nursing

In seven pages this paper discusses the health care profession's lack of providing decent care to impoverished and homeless member...

Homeless and Nursing II

In seven pages this paper discusses the nursing profession and offering health care services to homeless populations. Seven sourc...

A Critique of The Health Practices of Homeless Women

In this five page paper the writer presents a causal model for the publication by Linda Flynn. The focus of the publication is ob...

Causes and Conditions of Homelessness

money to pay for food, rent, and other basic necessities. Today, more Americans than ever have jobs," but still "a growing number ...

Public Policy Analyses of Various Issues

The writer provides essays on various public issues such as increasing the driving age or providing health care for the homeless. ...