Homelessness & health in Canada

Guirguis-Younger, Manal, 1967- (Added Author). McNeil, Ryan, 1982- (Added Author). Hwang, Stephen W. (Added Author).

Summary: 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 recommendations to respond to the ongoing public health crisis. This book is divided into three distinct but complimentary sections. In the first section, contributors explore how homelessness affects the health of particular homeless populations, focusing on the experiences of hom.

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ISBN: 0776621491
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Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 320 pages :) : illustrations.
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Publisher: Ottawa : Univ. of Ottawa Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User. CatMonthString:august.16
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	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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