Homelessness & health in Canada

Homelessness & health in Canada /

Homelessness & Health in Canada explores, for the first time, the social, structural, and environmental factors that shape the health of homeless persons in Canada. Covering a wide range of topics from youth homelessness to end-of-life care, the authors strive to outline policy and practice reco...

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Other Authors: Guirguis-Younger, Manal, 1967-, McNeil, Ryan, 1982-, Hwang, Stephen W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa : Univ. of Ottawa Press, 2014.
Series:International behavioural and social sciences library. Health & society.
Subjects:
Homelessness > Health aspects > Canada.
Homeless persons > Health and hygiene > Canada.
Homeless persons > Medical care > Canada.
Homeless persons > Government policy > Canada.
Homeless persons > Canada > Social conditions.
Housing.
Health services accessibility.
Public welfare.
Homelessness > Canada.
Ill-Housed Persons
Housing
Health Services Accessibility
Health Status Disparities
Social Welfare
housing (concept)
welfare services.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Society and culture: general.
Social issues and processes.
Poverty and unemployment.
Social groups.
Social classes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Public welfare
Homelessness
Health services accessibility
Homeless persons > Government policy
Homeless persons > Health and hygiene
Homeless persons > Medical care
Homeless persons > Social conditions
Homelessness > Health aspects
Canada
public health policy
homelessness
Dentistry
HIV
Mental disorder
Supportive housing
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • pt. I Homelessness & Health in Canadian Populations
  • 1. Being Young and Homeless: Addressing Youth Homelessness from Drop-in to Drafting Policy / Sean Kidd
  • 2. Sexual Risk Behaviours and Sexual Health Outcomes among Homeless Youth in Canada / Trevor A. Hart
  • 3. Helpers, Not Helpless: Honouring the Strength, Wisdom and Vision of Aboriginal Women Experiencing Homelessness or Marginal Housing / Izumi Sakamoto
  • 4. Homelessness and Health in the Crowded Canadian Arctic: Inuit Experiences / Frank Tester
  • 5. Homeless Immigrants' and Refugees' Health over Time / Rebecca Nemiroff
  • pt. II Policy & Programmatic Responses to Homelessness & Health
  • 6. Housing and HIV/AIDS among People Who Inject Drugs: Public Health Evidence for Effective Policy Response / Thomas Kerr
  • 7. Supported Housing as a Promising Housing First Approach for People with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness / Jonathan Jette
  • 8. Homelessness and Oral Health / Carlos Quinonez
  • 9. Close to the Street: Nursing Practice with People Marginalized by Homelessness and Substance Use / Bernadette Pauly
  • 10. Dignity in Design: The Siting and Design of Community and Shelter-Based Health Facilities for Homeless Persons / Manal Guirguis-Younger
  • pt. III New Approaches: Innovations to Address Homelessness & Health
  • 11. An Examination of the Delivery of Psychiatric Services within a Shelter-Based Management of Alcohol Program for Homeless Adults / Jeff Turnbull
  • 12. Collaborative Approaches to Community-Based Mental Health Care for Homeless People: Toronto's Inner City Health Associates / Vicky Stergiopoulos
  • 13. The Development and Operational Context of an Emergency Shelter
  • Based Hospice in Ottawa, Ontario: A Qualitative Study / Ryan McNeil.

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