Health Care Utilization In Homeless People: Translating Research Into Policy And Practice

In October 2010, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) published a working paper on health care utilization by homeless people. The aims and primary objectives of this study were: 1) To enroll a representative sample of homeless men, women, and families to obtain baseline data on these individuals, including demographic characteristics, history of homelessness, physical and mental health status, health conditions, usual source of health care, mental health problems, alcohol and drug problems, health beliefs, social supports, self-reported health care utilization, unmet needs for health care, and self-reported barriers to accessing health care; 2) To precisely . . .