Developing an integrated strategy to meet homeless families' health needs.
Homeless families are vulnerable to considerable health problems, yet are overlooked in the government's national strategy for health. Access to services and contact with agencies are difficult for people displaced to a new area. Helen Lee and Ann Goodburn describe the health visiting service they offer homeless families in Camden, north London, where the majority are from outside the borough and many recent immigrants to this country.
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D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005190:Family; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D008131:London