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Ua12/4 Commuter Link, Vol. 1, No. 1, Wku Health Services
Ua12/4 Commuter Link, Vol. 1, No. 1, Wku Health Services
WKU Archives Records
Newsletter created for non-traditional students returning to WKU.
Identified Barriers To Well Child Care For Homeless Children Under Age Thirteen, Judith G. Riemer
Identified Barriers To Well Child Care For Homeless Children Under Age Thirteen, Judith G. Riemer
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
The purpose of this study was to identify barriers perceived by homeless families to well child care for their children under age thirteen and to determine if there is a relationship between perceived barriers and duration of homelessness. Using an investigator-modified version of Melnyk's Barriers Scale and a demographic measure, a convenience sample of homeless families (N = 53) from three transitional shelters in two southern California counties were surveyed via questionnaire. Barriers to well child care for homeless children were identified. No relationship was determined to exist between duration of homelessness and perceived barriers using a measurement of correlation.
Aids And The Homeless Of Boston, James J. O'Connell, Joan Lebow
Aids And The Homeless Of Boston, James J. O'Connell, Joan Lebow
New England Journal of Public Policy
Homeless persons with AIDS and HIV infection face significant health hazards during the daily struggle for survival on the streets and in the crowded shelters of our cities. This article offers a historical perspective on the evolution of the AIDS epidemic within the homeless population of Boston and examines the demographics, risk behaviors, and survival statistics of that epidemic. The Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program is presented as a model of service delivery that offers quality health care to homeless persons with AIDS while addressing the special needs of those bound by the immediacy of the next meal …