Addressing Health Equity through Health and Housing Partnerships
Strategies for health and housing providers to address the inequities in our systems that impact access to quality health care for homeless and vulnerable populations.
Year Developed: 2019
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: C-Suite (CEOs, CFO's, CIO, COO's, CMO's, etc)
Secondary Audience: Outreach Staff
Language(s): English
Developed by: Corporation for Supportive Housing (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: Community health centers can strengthen their efforts to address the inequities and barriers for homeless and vulnerable populations to access quality health care. This publication highlights the areas for focus for health centers to address the inequities that impact vulnerable populations.
Resource Details: The consolidated data demonstrates disproportionate prevalence of racial and socioeconomic factors will impact both health status and potential health outcomes for persons facing homelessness and other vulnerable populations.
Resource Topic: Emerging Issues, Special and Vulnerable Populations, Health Equity
Resource Subtopic: , Community, Health, and Housing Partnerships.
Keywords: Discrimination, Access to Care, Partnerships.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.