InterSectoral Action for Healthcare for the Homeless Abe Oudshoorn, RN PhD Assistant Professor School of Nursing, Western University
Homelessness and Health
Average age of Death 47
Open Health Care Doors Walk-in Clinics Emergency Rooms Community Health Centres
Open Health Care Doors Primary Care?
Social Determinants of Health
Silo’ed Systems
Health Care Housing Social Services (income support)
Silo’ed Sectors Emergency Medicine Primary Care
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Community Health Centres
Mental Health
What Works for Homelessness?
Housing First
Housing First Success
London CAReS
What Works for Health? Mobile Services Integrated Services Harm Reduction Specialized Workers
Who owns this? Primary Care CHC FHT/FHN/FHO Solo Practice
What it Requires Team
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Team Components Housing Income Mental Health Addictions Physical Health
Policy Support Incentivized Interdisciplinary Teams Adequate Income Integrated Health Records Mobile Care
(Adequate Income)
Mobile Care
24/7, mobile, primary care?
Integrated Health and Housing
Municipal Policy
Can we Change the Graph?
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