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From: Stirling, Alison [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 6:33 PM
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Subject: Homelessness & Health Research - request for help from BC


Respond to "Dr. Jim Frankish" <[log in to unmask]> **not to this
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FROM THE BC HOMELESSNESS AND HEALTH RESEARCH NETWORK

We are writing to you as a political or community leader, policy maker,
service provider or researcher. We are constructing a Consensus Research
Agenda. Please take 2 minutes to express your views on homelessness and
health research by answering the one question below.  All responses are
confidential, no individuals will be identified. We ask that you circulate
this message to other colleagues and groups. Thanks for your help.

Please rank your top 5 perceived priorities for homelessness and health
research (1 = highest to 5 = lowest) by placing a number beside the chosen
item.

__4__ Economic and social costs of homelessness
___2_ Physical health status of homeless persons
__1__ Nutrition and food security among the homeless and those at -risk ____
Mental health status of homeless persons ____ Patterns of use of
health/social services by the homeless ____ Work or volunteer activities
among the homeless and those at risk ____ Effectiveness of services &
programs targeted toward the health of the homeless ____ Violence and
homelessness ____ Homelessness in specific groups (i.e., first nations,
youth, seniors, immigrants, women) ____ Homelessness outside the Lower
Mainland or Victoria ____ Literacy & health literacy among the homeless and
those at-risk ____ Impact of government policy and program changes on the
homeless and those at-risk ____ Gender differences in homelessness ____
First Nations and homelessness ___5-The role..._ The role of health regions
in addressing homelessness ____ Homeless families and children __3Homeless
families__ Health and the legal system among the homeless and those at-risk
____ Co-morbidity (i.e., mental illness, drug use, etc) among the homeless
and those at risk ____ Issues in housing the homeless and at-risk ____
Mapping of geographical variations in homelessness across BC ____
Measurement of levels of homelessness (and risk) ____ Prevention of
homelessness ____ The digital divide (i.e., use of health information) among
the homeless and those at-risk ____ Societal attitudes toward homelessness
and the homeless ____ Evaluation of innovative treatments for addressing
health and quality of life in target populations ____ Development of new
policy initiatives around homelessness ____ Qualitative research on the
experience of homelessness in different groups ____ Assessment of the stated
needs of the homeless and those at-risk ____ Development of tools or methods
for assessing health, quality of life, use of services in the homelessness
and those at-risk ____ Municipal responses and capacity for addressing
homelessness ____ Community capacity for addressing homelessness ____
Participatory research with the homeless ____ Experiences of service
providers and health professionals in trying to address homelessness ____
Media coverage of homelessness and the homeless ____ Perceived needs of
service providers and health professionals addressing homelessness ____
Health behaviours and health habits among the homeless and those at-risk

Other suggested priority topics:



THANK YOU! PLEASE CIRCULATE TO RELEVANT COLLEAGUES OR GROUPS Jim Frankish
Senior Scholar, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Associate
Director, Institute of Health Promotion Research Associate Professor,
Graduate Studies & Health Care & Epidemiology Room 425, Library Processing
Centre 2206 East Mall Vancouver BC V6T 1Z3 604-822-9205, 822-9210
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