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Prevention & Response to Infectious Diseases Within the Homeless Population

Year Developed: 2016

Resource Type: Publication.

Primary Audience: Clinicians
Secondary Audience: Outreach Staff

Language(s): English

Developed by: National Health Care for the Homeless Council (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: This publication highlights communicable diseases in the homeless population, addressing challenges in these public health issues and providing resources for preventing and responding to infectious diseases.

Resource Details: Recent measles, zika, and ebola outbreaks have underscored the need for effective community emergency response plans, and governmental and health entities continue to develop and implement prevention and outbreak response procedures to reduce the transmission rates and severity of such illnesses. However, these procedures often do not address the unique circumstances of people without homes. This publication highlights communicable diseases in that population,

Resource Topic: Special and Vulnerable Populations

Resource Subtopic: Community, Health, and Housing Partnerships.

Keywords: Infectious Diseases, Persons Experiencing Homelessness.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.