2015 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo

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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

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Using Research, Practice and Policy to Improve the Health of Individuals Experiencing Homelessness 1

Monday, November 2, 2015: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Poster

Board 1
Evaluating models for homeless outreach and housing placement coordination utilizing the Central Referral System in Chicago   
Kelly Nowicki, MPH and Amy K Johnson, PhD
Board 2
Assessing the importance of the social environment of shelters on residents' mental health   
Nisha Beharie, DrPH, Mary Clare Lennon, PhD and Mary Mckernan McKay, PhD
Board 3
Talking about Housing First: Engaging the expertise of peers in homelessness research and advocacy   
Faith Eiboff, MSc, Aaron Munro and Vancouver Housing First Speakers Bureau
  
Board 4
Impact of austerity and recession on homelessness across 323 local authorities in England   
Rachel Loopstra, Dr, Aaron Reeves, Dr, Ben Barr, David Taylor-Robinson, Dr, Martin McKee, Professor and David Stuckler, PhD
Board 5
Effects of Healthy Start in Housing on maternal mental health among high-risk pregnant women experiencing homelessness   
Charlotte Vieira, MPH, Christina Ratleff, Latoya Lashley, Ning Chen, MS, Clarissa André, BA, Deborah Allen, ScD and Emily Feinberg, ScD, CPNP
Board 6
Assuring Quality of Care of Veterans in the Homeless Service System   
Jennifer Knapp, LCSW, Stacy Studebaker, LCSW, Allison Ulrich, J.D. and Tanya Tabon, LCSW, Supervisory Social Worker VA Supportive Housing VA Palo Alto
Board 7
Targeting policies to address the changing nature of housing insecurity over space and time in Los Angeles   
Jenna van Draanen, MPH
Board 8
Differentiation between shame and dignity-based housing service provision and policy making   
Sabina Dhakal, MPH, Aline Gubrium, PhD and Cristina Huebner-Torres, M.A
Board 9
Are we really filling the gaps? Using social network analysis to measure the impact of efforts to integrate systems accessed by individuals experiencing homelessness   
Danielle Vaclavik, B.A. and Molly Brown, Ph.D.
Board 10
Pressure on the front lines: Street-level bureaucrats and the 'housing first' approach   
Brittany Brown-Podgorski, MPH

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Caucus on Homelessness
Endorsed by: Injury Control and Emergency Health Services, Black Caucus of Health Workers, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

See more of: Caucus on Homelessness