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Vaccine Voices: Inside Efforts to Provide Health Care to Youth Who Are Unhoused

  • 1.  Vaccine Voices: Inside Efforts to Provide Health Care to Youth Who Are Unhoused

    Posted 09-20-2023 01:50:00 PM

    -        Youth experiencing homelessness have higher rates of chronic health concerns, nutritional issues, and trauma-related injuries than those living in conventional residences, research shows. We can and must do better for them.

    This Vaccine Voices article shares ways that health systems and hospitals across the country are addressing the acute and preventive medical needs of youth who are unhoused, including partnerships with community organizations and housing agencies. https://www.vaccinevoices.org/resources/article/inside-efforts-provide-health-care-youth-who-are-unhoused



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    David Skorton
    President and CEO
    Association of American Medical Colleges
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