Page A J, Ainsworth A D, Pett M A
Homeless Children's Health Promotion Program, Salt Lake City, Utah.
West J Med. 1993 Jan;158(1):30-5.
Descriptive information was obtained about homeless families in the Intermountain West and their children's health care needs were defined to help professionals develop programs tailored to meet the unique needs of this population. We collected data during the well-child visits of 306 children in 161 families living at the Travelers Aid Society family shelter. The results reveal 2 types of homeless families, episodic and long term. Each requires different levels of assistance. This study's profile of mobile, predominantly white, 2-parent families with few children (mean of 1.2) differs considerably from that of studies conducted on the East and West coasts. The families' nomadic life-style (73.1% came from 32 states other than Utah) present important public health issues, especially because of the recent resurgence of tuberculosis and declining levels of childhood immunizations. The children's health problems were similar to those reported nationally: delayed immunizations, dental decay, anemia, and impaired vision.
我们获取了美国西部山间地区无家可归家庭的描述性信息，并确定了他们孩子的医疗保健需求，以帮助专业人员制定适合该人群独特需求的项目。我们在旅行者援助协会家庭收容所居住的161个家庭中306名儿童的健康检查期间收集了数据。结果显示有两种类型的无家可归家庭，即偶尔型和长期型。每种类型都需要不同程度的援助。本研究中流动的、主要是白人的、子女较少（平均1.2个）的双亲家庭的情况与在东海岸和西海岸进行的研究有很大不同。这些家庭的游牧生活方式（73.1%来自犹他州以外的32个州）带来了重要的公共卫生问题，尤其是鉴于近期结核病的再度流行以及儿童免疫接种率的下降。这些孩子的健康问题与全国报告的类似：免疫接种延迟、龋齿、贫血和视力受损。
