Recommendations for the Care of Patients Experiencing Homelessness at Risk for or Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes
Adapted Clinical Guidelines
Year Developed: 2019
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Clinicians
Enabling Staff
Outreach Staff
Secondary Audience: Administrative Staff
Board of Directors
C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, COOs, CMOs, etc)
PCAs
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Health Care for the Homeless Council (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: Clinicians providing health care to people experiencing homelessness routinely adapt their practice to foster better outcomes for their patients. This document has been developed to serve as a reference for members of multi-disciplinary care teams including administrators, and students serving people experiencing homelessness and are at risk for, diagnosed with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes.
Resource Details: Clinicians providing health care to people experiencing homelessness routinely adapt their practice to foster better outcomes for their patients. This document has been developed to serve as a reference for members of multi-disciplinary care teams including administrators, and students serving people experiencing homelessness and are at risk for, diagnosed with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. Standard clinical guidelines often fail to take into consideration the unique challenges unstably housing presents that may limit an individual’s access to needed services or ability to adhere to a plan of care. To address this gap, the Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Council has made the development of recommended clinical practice adaptions for the care of people experiencing homelessness covering many clinical conditions, issues, acute and chronic diseases one of its top priorities.
Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, Special and Vulnerable Populations, , Health Equity
Resource Subtopic: Diabetes, Community, Health, and Housing Partnerships, , Population Health, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).
Keywords: 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.