Health Equity

They Bring Medical Care To The Homeless And Build Relationships To Save Lives

Abstract: "Street medicine" programs, like one in Atlanta, seek out people living in back alleys and under highways. The public health outreach improves patients' health and is cost-effective, hospitals find.

Date Published: November 21, 2019

Author(s): Sam Whitehead

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NPR

This analysis of California’s state budget from 2007 to 2018 finds that to ensure the long-term health of the state, California needs to eliminate health care waste and direct the savings toward increased funding for programs that improve community conditions—like public education, public health, housing assistance, food assistance, and income support.