Invisible People – Required viewing Los Angeles.

The Street Medicine Movement | Jim Withers | TEDxPittsburgh.

Street Medicine: Caring for the Homeless with Radical Humility.

(Brett Feldman and Jim Withers) Each are about 18 minutes long. These two talks will help you better understand the values and philosophy of Street Medicine.

TEDTalks- More important that what we do on the street, is how we do it.

Read: Applying the Gelberg-Andersen Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations to Health Services Utilization in Homeless Women.

If you have the time/interest, scroll to the top of the page and brows the other chapters that give some great explanations of the landscape of homeless services in LA. The explosion of street outreach teams is largely due to this funding source! (Chapter 5, episode 3).

Measure H and Prop HHH - Please check out this link to watch a 4 minute video that explained H and HHH funding, and what it is used for.

Understanding Encampments - this is a great read to familiarize yourself with the world of encampments, and encampment clearing strategies.

HOUSED BEDS - this is an intake tool that we use, and update, for patients to help us better understand their reality and access to the basics like bathrooms, food, water etc.

Preparation and More Information about Street Medicine Because it is grant related and a special area of focus for the program, there are a few additional supports and activities related to your time. We have been preparing our ‘sister sites’ to take students for the last year.

This rotation is part of the USE PeaCE (Underserved Equity Based Primary Care Education) project.

We are so excited for your upcoming Equity Based Primary Care rotation in Street Medicine.

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