Homelessness & health in Canada /
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 reco...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ottawa :
Univ. of Ottawa Press,
2014.
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Colección: | International behavioural and social sciences library. Health & society.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.