Dublin Core
Title
Homelessness & Health in Canada
Subject
public health
homelessness
Description
Homelessness & Health in Canada explores, for the first time, the social, structural, and environmental factors that shape the health of homeless persons in Canada. Covering a wide range of topics from youth homelessness to end-of-life care, the authors strive to outline policy and practice recommendations to respond to the ongoing public health crisis. This book is divided into three distinct but complimentary sections. In the first section, contributors explore how homelessness affects the health of particular homeless populations, focusing on the experiences of homeless youth, immigrants, refugees and people of Aboriginal ancestry. In the second section, contributors investigate how housing and public health policy as well as programmatic responses can address various health challenges, including severe mental illness and HIV/AIDS. In the final section, contributors highlight innovative Canadian interventions that have shown great promise in the field. Together, they form a comprehensive survey of an all too important topic and serve as a blueprint for action.
Creator
Guirguis-Younger, Manal
Hwang, Stephen W.
McNeil, Ryan
Source
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33266
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press / Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa
Date
2014
Contributor
Shiefti Dyah
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Textbooks
Identifier
ISBN 9780776621432
10.26530/OAPEN_515362
Coverage
Publich Health