Health systems & services

Homelessness, Health, and Human Needs

by Committee on Health Care for Homeless People

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There have always been homeless people in the United States, but their plight has only recently stirred widespread public reaction and concern. Part of this new recognition stems from the problem's prevalence: the number of homeless individuals, while hard to pin down exactly, is rising. In light of this, Congress asked the Institute of Medicine to find out whether existing health care programs were ignoring the homeless or delivering care to them inefficiently. This book is the report prepared by a committee of experts who examined these problems through visits to city slums and impoverished rural areas, and through an analysis of papers written by leading scholars in the field.

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National Academies Press

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Publisher National Academies Press
Publication Date February 1988
Orginal LanguageEnglish
ISBN/Identifier 9780309038324
Publication Country or regionUnited States
FormatPaperback
Primary Price 24.95 USD
Pages256
ReadershipProfessional and scholarly
Publish StatusPublished
Dimensions9 x 6 inches