Health Care for the Homeless

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses how one of the most significant problems facing underserved populations is the inability to obtain health care services and illustrates how homeless people typically experience higher rates of physical illnesses than the general public. The paper then looks at Health Care for the Homeless, a national community health care organization that actively seeks to address the needs of the homeless and indigent. The paper offers a background and history of the organization and analyzes its mission, marketing, management and money. The author concludes by offering constructive criticism and recommendations for the future.

Contents:
Introduction
Review and Analysis
Constructive Criticism and/or Recommendations for Future
Strategies and Directions.

From the Paper:

"Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) is a national organization with a number of branches across the country, including Denver, Albuquerque, St. Louis, Chicago, Phoenix, Boston, Venice (CA), Seattle, New York City, Baltimore, San Diego, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Miami, Kansas City, Nashville, Washington, D.C., and Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Projects, 2005), where the author is a case manager. Today, Milwaukee is the center of a five-county metropolitan area with a population of approximately 628,088; however, the Milwaukee-Waukesha Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA) has more than 1,432,149 by 2000 estimates (Milwaukee, 2005). On average, each of the Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) member projects across the country provides health care to 7,000 homeless individuals each year; collectively, these projects are the "doctor's offices" for 175,000 homeless people annually. On average, a homeless person's visit to an HCH clinic costs the project $99 (these visit do not costs the homeless person anything) (Projects, 2005). The services available at the Milwaukee branch of HCH include emergency and transitional housing, as well as a wide range of intensive support services to promote self-sufficiency; in addition, substance abuse, job preparation and employment assistance is also available."

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