Health Equity

An unexpected side effect of the coronavirus? A new urgency about helping homeless people

Abstract: As public health officials scramble to manage the spread of the novel coronavirus, strategies are starting to be implemented across California and the rest of the country to protect the homeless population.

Publication: The Los Angeles Times

Date Published: March 15, 2020

Author(s): Thomas Curwen, Benjamin Oreskes, Anita Chabria

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