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Homeless Health Care

Children’s Health Fund (CHF) is a rich source of information on a wide array of topics related to the health care needs of medically underserved children and their families. Read about and access our archives of academic and related research publications, below.

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Distance to travel affects specialty care access among homeless families A Sarmiento. American Public Health Association, Nov. 2007. Abstract
Asthma Among the Homeless: An Update R Grant, S Bowen, D McClean, D Berman, K Redlener, I Redlener. American Journal of Public Health, 2007:97 (3), 448-450
The Health of Homeless Children Revisited R Grant, A Shapiro, S Joseph, S Goldsmith, L Rigual-Lynch, I Redlener. Advances in Pediatrics, 2007: 54, 173-187.
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
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.
Identification of nutrition needs amongst homeless families living in the New York City shelter system SS Berjis, S Goldsmith, R Grant, A Shapiro. American Dietetic Association, 2005, poster.
Homeless street youth: The foster care connection A Shapiro, R Grant. American Public Health Association, Nov 2004
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
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
Nutrition policies, best practices, and guidelines in homeless family shelters Darby, Fassberg, P Sherman, R Grant, I Redlener. American Public Health Association, Oct 2001.
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
Identifying food insecurity in homeless families P Darby, E Fassberg, P Sherman, R Grant, I Redlener. American Public Health Association, Oct 2001 Poster
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.

Improving the nutrition status of homeless children: Guidelines for homeless family shelters (HFSNI-report.pdf)   379.76 KB
Appendix (HFSNI-appendix.pdf) 2.56 MB
Homeless Family Facility Nution Guidelines (nutritionguidelines.pdf) 78.07 KB

 

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