Circle the City, a Phoenix-based nonprofit, deploys street medicine teams to provide critical care to the homeless population. Their innovative IV rehydration program aims to prevent heat-related deaths during extreme temperatures.
Central City Concern’s new mobile health vans, in partnership with Medical Teams International, aim to provide accessible healthcare services to Portland’s homeless population, meeting them where they are.
Care For the Homeless provides healthcare to more than 7600 patients a year at 27 sites around the five boroughs of NYC. Here are excerpts from interviews with two providers, a doctor and a nurse.
After 22 years of heartfelt service, Dr. Roseanna Means has left the organization to give more time to her family and herself.
Unsheltered homelessness continues to rise and largely contributes to the increasing numbers of those experiencing homelessness. Street medicine aims to meet individuals wherever they may be living, addressing pressing social needs while treating their medical conditions.