1. Response To The Pandemic: Housing For Health In The Va Tent Community
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Owens, Tiffany, Ewing, Daniel, Devera, Melissa, Shrestha, Sandesh, Capone- Newton, Peter, Kopelson, Kristin, Altman, Lisa, and Gelberg, Lillian
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Epidemiology ,COVID-19, Primary Care, Veterans Administration, Rehabilitation, Street medicine ,Health Sciences - Abstract
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, an innovative approach to providing integrated primary care services was initiated in the Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (Figure 1). The Care, Treatment and Rehabilitation Services, a unique street medicine program, was placed within an encampment that is supported by the West Los Angeles VA health care services including onsite provision of 24/7 security, stability of tent sites, 3 meals a day, unlimited water, hygiene stations, face masks, showers and housing placement services.
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- 2021
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