B14.6 InterSectoral Action for Healthcare for the Homeless_Abe Oudshoorn

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 Walk-in Clinics Emergency Rooms Community Health Centres

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

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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

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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?

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