Roth L, Fox E R
Homeless Programs, Philadelphia Health Management Corporation, PA 19102.
J Community Health. 1990 Aug;15(4):275-84. doi: 10.1007/BF01350293.
The parents and children of homeless families are highly vulnerable to illness and the failure to receive timely and continuous health care. Data on health status and health care utilization were collected from 70 homeless families selected for an intensive case management program and compared to data for low-income families. The data suggest that homeless children do not utilize primary care or preventive care on a regular basis in comparison to low income children generally. These results have implications for the delivery of health care services to homeless families in shelters.
无家可归家庭的父母和孩子极易患病，且无法获得及时、持续的医疗保健服务。我们从70个被选入强化个案管理项目的无家可归家庭收集了健康状况和医疗保健利用情况的数据，并与低收入家庭的数据进行了比较。数据表明，与一般低收入儿童相比，无家可归儿童通常不经常使用初级保健或预防保健服务。这些结果对向收容所中的无家可归家庭提供医疗保健服务具有启示意义。
