Event Series
The Context of Poverty
This seminar/webinar series delves into the context of poverty. At each of the webinars esteemed researchers will present their work focusing on different aspects of the context poverty. To achieve health equity, it is required to address the challenges of populations living in poverty and facing extreme disparities in health, economic, social, housing, etc. and achieve the best possible health for all.
Speaker
Professor of Public Policy,
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy & Administration,
University of Delaware
Health and Homelessness: Laying Groundwork for Intervention Models
The relationship between health and homelessness is a mutually reinforcing one, where the presence of adverse health issues increases the risk of experiencing homelessness, and being homeless leaves a person more vulnerable to a range of undesirable health outcomes. This culminates in an association between homelessness and sharply increased levels of mortality. This presentation will showcase key elements and dynamics of this relationship, review interventions (including housing) that focus on improved health outcomes among people experiencing homelessness, and looks at current gaps and promising approaches to developing health care intervention models for people experiencing homelessness.