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Homelessness has been recognized as a public health issue since homeless people suffer from higher rates of illness, including tuberculosis, hypertension, asthma, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS.

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Homeless individuals often experience difficulty accessing treatment and preventive care due to lack of insurance, lack of transportation, and high cost.

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https://community.solutions/understanding-public-health-and-homelessness/

“CDC - Homelessness as a Public Health Law Issue - Publications by Topic - Public Health Law.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 23 Apr. 2020, www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/resources/resources-homelessness.html.

“About Us.” Institute for Health Policy Leadership, ihpl.llu.edu/blog/disparities-health-care-homeless.

http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_lang=en&p_isn=4096&p_classification=04

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describe homelessness as a public health concern, discuss the criminalization of homelessness in some jurisdictions, and give examples of legal and policy approaches to addressing homelessness.

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On any given night, hundreds of thousands of people are homeless in the United States. ¹ These people might be chronically homeless, have temporarily lost their shelter, be fleeing domestic violence, or facing any number of other issues. ² Homelessness is closely connected to declines in physical and mental health; homeless persons experience high rates of health problems such as HIV infection, alcohol and drug abuse, mental illness, tuberculosis, and other conditions. ³ Health problems among homeless persons result from various factors, such as barriers to care, lack of access to adequate food and protection, and limited resources and social services. ⁴ As each of these factors have legal underpinnings, legal and policy interventions have often been used to attempt to address homelessness, although not always from a public health perspective.

The following resources describe homelessness as a public health concern, discuss the criminalization of homelessness in some jurisdictions, and give examples of legal and policy approaches to addressing homelessness. ⁵

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CDC - Homelessness as a Public Health Law Issue - Publications by Topic - Public Health Law

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On any given night, hundreds of thousands of people are homeless in the United States. 1 These people might be chronically homeless, have temporarily lost their shelter, be fleeing domestic violence, or facing any number of other issues.

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Lack of Space in  Homeless Shelters
There are more homeless people than beds available
There are time limits on services
lack of educations and job skills
lack of affordable housing
cut backs in health, mental health, alcohol and drug treatment service

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The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 (P.L. 100-77) creates a federal Interagency Council on the Homeless and charges it to "review all federal activities and programs to assist homeless individuals."

OUR (Opportunities for Utilities and Rental Assistance) Florida Program is Florida’s federally-funded emergency rental assistance relief program to support residents and businesses as they continue to recover and rebuild.

the Larkin Street Youth Center in San Francisco receives some of its support under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (P.L. 98-473).

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What is Being Done About the Health Problems of Homeless People

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What is Being Done About the Health Problems of Homeless People

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services should be provided on a voluntary basis

intensive efforts should be made to engage homeless people by reaching out to them at the places where they congregate

health care providers should be trained in the special problems of patient engagement and communication

health care providers should be trained in the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of those conditions that are especially prevalent among homeless people

techniques should be developed to address the particular difficulties homeless people have in maintaining medication or dietary regimens

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What Are the Health Problems of the Homeless 

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What Are the Health Problems of the Homeless 

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1. injury on the job resulting in the loss of employment and income, severe mental illness, alcoholism, drug abuse, and, more recently, AIDS
2.  problems resulting from exposure, such as hypothermia; problems resulting from not being able to lie down, such as vascular and skin disorders of the legs and feet; and problems resulting from specific hazards of the homeless life-style, such as trauma from being mugged or raped on the streets
3. Many health problems require treatment that is made more complicated or impossible by the fact that the patient is homeless.

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Housing—The supply of housing units for people with low incomes has decreased considerably, while the number of people needing such housing has increased.

Income and employment—There has been a tightening of the eligibility criteria for public assistance programs

Deinstitutionalization—The policy of deinstitutionalization, which characterizes the way state mental health systems have been administered since the early 1960s

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Homeless persons are those who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, or those living in shelters and temporary housing, or public and private places not designed for sleeping accommodations.

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Ending homelessness will not occur without housing opportunities for individuals and families who are now homeless

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Social determinants of health include social and environmental factors such as race, income, and education level, as well as access to housing, transportation, and healthy foods.

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HOW IS HOMELESSNESS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS?

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HOW IS HOMELESSNESS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS?

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According to the American Public Health Association, people experiencing homelessness have high rates of chronic mental and physical health conditions.

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Problems Homeless people have with Health Care 

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Problems Homeless people have with Health Care 

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primary problem that homeless people have with health care is access, both financial and physical.

---financial assistance, benefit levels well below the current market price for health care, and a reluctance of health care providers to supply low-cost treatment