title: Planning services for the homeless in the San Francisco peninsula.
abstract: A survey of clients seeking homeless services at agencies in the SF Peninsula, indicates that a disproportionate percentage are minority group members (African American and Hispanic) and veterans, and points to the need for integrated housing, social services, and health care for this vulnerable population.
authors.affiliation: VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, CA, USA. larso@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Lars G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Osterberg
authors.forename: Donald A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Barr
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011203:Poverty / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011638:Public Housing; D012495:San Francisco; D012947:Social Work; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data