Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, MA 02118, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2010 Aug;100(8):1400-8. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.173609. Epub 2010 Jun 17.
During the past 25 years, the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program has evolved into a service model embodying the core functions and essential services of public health. Each year the program provides integrated medical, behavioral, and oral health care, as well as preventive services, to more than 11 000 homeless people. Services are delivered in clinics located in 2 teaching hospitals, 80 shelters and soup kitchens, and an innovative 104-bed medical respite unit. We explain the program's principles of care, describe the public health framework that undergirds the program, and offer lessons for the elimination of health disparities suffered by this vulnerable population.
在过去的 25 年中，波士顿无家可归者医疗保健计划已经发展成为一种服务模式，体现了公共卫生的核心功能和基本服务。该计划每年为 11000 多名无家可归者提供综合医疗、行为和口腔保健服务以及预防服务。服务在 2 所教学医院、80 个避难所以及施粥所和一个创新的 104 张床位的医疗暂息单位的诊所中提供。我们解释了该计划的护理原则，描述了支撑该计划的公共卫生框架，并提供了消除这一弱势群体所遭受的健康差距的经验教训。
