The Context of Poverty – June Webinar

Event Type:
Webinar
Date:
June 11, 2024
Time:
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET

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

Stephen Metraux, PhD
Stephen Metraux, PhD

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.

Last Updated
June 20, 2024