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InterSectoral Action for Healthcare for the Homeless Abe Oudshoorn, RN PhD Assistant Professor School of Nursing, Western University
InterSectoral Action for Healthcare for the Homeless
Abe Oudshoorn, RN PhD Assistant Professor
School of Nursing, Western University
Homelessness and Health
Average age of Death
47
Open Health Care Doors
Emergency Rooms
Community Health Centres
Walk-in Clinics
Open Health Care Doors
Primary Care?
Social Determinants of Health
Silo’ed Systems
Health Care
Housing
Social Services (income support)
Silo’ed Sectors
Emergency Medicine
Primary Care • Community Health Centres
Mental Health
What Works for Homelessness?
Housing First
Housing First Success
London CAReS
What Works for Health?
Mobile Services
Integrated Services
Harm Reduction
Specialized Workers
Who owns this?
Primary Care
CHC
FHT/FHN/FHO
Solo Practice
What it Requires
Team
Team
Team
Team
Team
Team
Team Components
Housing
Income
Mental Health
Addictions
Physical Health
Policy Support
Incentivized Interdisciplinary Teams
Adequate Income
Integrated Health Records
Mobile Care
(Adequate Income)
Mobile Care
24/7, mobile, primary care?
Integrated Health and Housing
Municipal Policy
Can we Change the Graph?
