Resource Details

Street Medicine and Outreach: Bringing Care to People Where They Are

Healing Hands

Year Developed: 2022

Resource Type: Publication.

Primary Audience: Clinicians Outreach Staff
Secondary Audience: Administrative Staff Board of Directors C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.) Enabling Staff PCAs

Language(s): English

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

Resource Summary: This issue is an exploration of street medicine and outreach care. After considering the spectrum of services and forms of service delivery that are encompassed by the term “outreach,” attention will be given to several programs that illustrate the different forms that medical outreach can take, including: A street medicine program, an urban street outreach program, a rural outreach initiative, and outreach care delivered through emergency services personnel. Best practices and considerations for agencies hoping to develop or expand medical outreach services, through in-person on-site services as well as telehealth delivery, will also be presented.

Resource Details: This issue of Healing Hands is an exploration of street medicine and outreach care: what they mean, what they entail in practice, and why they matter. After considering the spectrum of services and forms of service delivery that are encompassed by the term “outreach,” attention will be given to several programs that illustrate the different forms that medical outreach can take, including: A street medicine program, an urban street outreach program, a rural outreach initiative, and outreach care delivered through emergency services personnel. Best practices and considerations for agencies hoping to develop or expand medical outreach services, through in-person on-site services as well as telehealth delivery, will also be presented.

Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, , Special and Vulnerable Populations, Health Equity

Resource Subtopic: , Community, Health, and Housing Partnerships, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).

Keywords: Care Coordination, Communication, Transparency, and Outreach, Community Engagement, Community Health Workers, Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), Data Collection, Management, and Analytics, Health Risk and Behavior, Outreach, Partnerships, Persons Experiencing Homelessness.