Homeless Health Care

Obesity prevalence among housed and homeless inner city New York children and youth.

S Goldsmith, R Grant, M Larkin, A Shapiro. American Public Health Association, Nov. 2006. Oral Presentation

Clinical need for disenrollment from mandatory Medicaid managed care in a population of homeless families

R Grant, D Berman, M Lieberman, L Lynch, M Lambert. American Public Health Association, Nov 2004 Poster

Urgent need for specialist referral in a homeless pediatric population

R Grant, P Sherman, I Redlener. Third International Conference on Urban Health, Oct 2004 Poster. Abstract published in Journal of Urban Health. 2005. Volume 82, page ii45.

Distance to travel affects specialty care access among homeless families

A Sarmiento. American Public Health Association, Nov. 2007. Abstract

Improving the nutrition status of homeless children: Guidelines for homeless family shelters

Kourgialis, Wendel, Darby, R Grant, L Seim, I Redlener. National Health Care for the Homeless, May 2001 Bureau of Primary Health Care

Developed by The Division of Community Pediatrics (DCP), Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and The Children’s Health Fund (CHF). These include: "Homeless Family Facility Nutrition Guidelines”, “Improving the Nutrition Status of Homeless Children: Guidelines for Homeless Family Shelters”, and an appendix providing nutrition resources and internet-based resources, nutrition screening tools and selected examples of “Best Practice” shelters.

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Nutrition policies, best practices, and guidelines in homeless family shelters

Darby, Fassberg, P Sherman, R Grant, I Redlener. American Public Health Association, Oct 2001.

Identifying food insecurity in homeless families

P Darby, E Fassberg, P Sherman, R Grant, I Redlener. American Public Health Association, Oct 2001 Poster

Use of national surveys for targeting food and nutrition programs to homeless children and families

P Darby, E Fassberg, R Grant, I Redlener. American Public Health Association, Oct 2001. Bureau of Primary Health Care

Mental health needs and services to children and families in shelters

R Grant, L Lynch, K Redlener. National Health Care for the Homeless, May 2003. Poster

Homeless street youth: The foster care connection

A Shapiro, R Grant. American Public Health Association, Nov 2004

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