Charlotte Jones|Arjuna Perera|Michelle Chow|Ivan Ho|John Nguyen|Shahnaz Davachi
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among the Poor and Homeless – What We Know So Far
homelessness poverty rapidly escalating across north america associated dire implications public health health care systems compelling states existence affecting ages ethnicities genders homelessness frequently evolves complex interaction factors internal external individual homeless equitable access preventative remedial health care lacking associated higher average burden cardiovascular disease cvd risk factors morbidity mortality accompanied disproportionately high health care costs emergence limited small scale programs aimed addressing unique health social needs homeless encouraging however inadequate commitment national state provincial local levels implement policies dedicate funding resources expansion individual level interventions comprehensive programs deliver sustainable integrated prevention services especially regard cvd longterm solutions address links homelessness cvd lie preventing homelessness reversing trends health care system create disparities lower socioeconomic status ses homeless individuals keywords homeless cardiovascular diseases healthcare