This article was for prepared for an international think-tank on reducing health disparities
and promoting equity for vulnerable populations. Its purposes are to provide an overview of …

Background: Homeless people are at high risk for illness and have higher death rates than
the general population. Patterns of mortality among homeless men have been investigated …

ContextHomeless persons in US cities have high mortality rates. However, few comparison
data exist for death rates among homeless persons in other developed countries …

Using a sample of 1,625 homeless youth and young adults aged 10 to 25 from 28 different
states in the United States, this study examines the correlates of having engaged in survival …

Objectives. Little is known about the health status of those who are newly homeless. We
sought to describe the health status and health care use of new clients of homeless shelters …

This paper examines housing as a contextual factor affecting drug and sexual risk behaviors
among HIV positive people using pooled interview data from 2149 clients presenting for …

Background: Homeless persons have high mortality rates. Objective: To ascertain causes of
death in a group of homeless persons. Design: Cohort study. Patients: 17 292 adults seen …

Homeless people in developed countries have specific problems predisposing them to
infectious diseases. Respiratory infections and outbreaks of tuberculosis and other aerosol …

Homelessness affects HIV risk and health, but little is known about the longitudinal effects of
rental assistance on the housing status and health of homeless and unstably housed people …

Objectives. We sought to compare health status, health care use, HIV anti-retroviral
medication use, and HIV medication adherence among homeless and housed people with …