A timely notice of a bulletin that looks at a key issue for health
promotion and the determinants of health - income and housing for homeless
people as a prevention strategy.

comments?

Alison Stirling, co-facilitator, CLICK4HP

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Subject: Research Bulletin on Homeless People’s  Health and Access to
Health Care From:    "Erika Khandor" <[log in to unmask]>
Date:    Mon, December 12, 2005 2:44 pm
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Street Health Research Bulletin (Fall 2005):
Majority of Homeless People Have Serious Physical Health Conditions  and
Face Major Barriers to Health Care: Adequate Incomes & Housing  are Key
Solutions

Recently Street Health released the Fall 2005 Street Health Research 
Bulletin, based on a research study led by Dr. Stephen Hwang at the 
Centre for Research on Inner City Health at St. Michael's Hospital.  The
Research Bulletin highlights some key findings on the health status and
access to health care for homeless people in Toronto:

-In a study of 360 homeless people in Toronto, more than one in two  (55%)
said they had at least one serious physical health condition -33% of those
with serious health conditions have no stable health  care provider
-Half (50%) of those with serious health conditions cannot follow  their
health care provider's advice
-Half of those with serious health conditions live on less than $10 a day
-Almost half (49%) of those with serious health conditions do not  receive
any government income benefits
-Only 24% receive Ontario Works (OW) and only 20% receive Ontario 
Disability Support Plan (ODSP) benefits

The bulletin also points out that homelessness and poverty are key 
barriers to accessing health care, and that improved social programs  and
policies are needed to ensure access to adequate housing and incomes.

The complete Street Health Research Bulletin is attached to this
email and can also be downloaded at:
<http://www.streethealth.ca/>www.streethealth.ca.

Please contact Erika Khandor at
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] for more
information or to request paper copies of the Research Bulletin.   Erika
Khandor
Research and Evaluation Coordinator
Street Health
338 Dundas Street East
Toronto, ON M5A 2A1
Phone: 416-921-8668 ext. 237
Fax: 416-921-5233
Email: [log in to unmask]

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