What's happening in our Health Care for the Homeless community...
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Everyone ages 45-75 needs regular colon screening—read about how our Pop. Health team is getting the word out!
“Pass the Mic” is a storytelling space featuring the voices and stories of people with a lived experience of homelessness. Read this story from family man Oscar Riaz, translated from the original Spanish.
As of February 9, 2023, our Pediatrics and Family Medicine team is partnering with Metropolitan OB-GYN, a trusted practice at Mercy Health Services to offer prenatal OB services at our Fallsway clinic. This expansion of services means pregnant clients will have care in a health setting they know and trust. Interim Senior Director of Medicine at Fallsway Dr. Iris Leviner sheds light on what prenatal care looks like at Health Care for the Homeless and why it’s so important. Take a look!
The 2023 Chocolate Affair was a night to remember! Check out photo galleries, videos, quotes and more from the night at The Lyric, where we raised over $300,000 and premiered our original documentary "We are a Mirror of Love."
February 1st marks the start of Black History Month. During this time, we have a chance to focus on the significant role Black populations have played in shaping the world and to celebrate their contributions to society that have often gone overlooked. Explore a few ways to commemorate the month.
This first entry in our "Day in the life" series features a closer look into staff members' perspectives and work on-the-ground. Follow the Mobile Clinic team on a typical afternoon.
At Health Care for the Homeless, we're having real conversations about weight and medical bias. Read about how our providers are working to adopt a health-centered framework to assess and promote wellbeing, called Health At Every Size.
Each year the third Monday in January marks Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a day to celebrate the life and legacy of this historic civil rights leader and advocate of nonviolence.
On December 21, the longest night of the year, we gathered for Homeless Persons' Memorial Day. We remembered the lives of 120 people with the experience of homelessness who died in 2022.
In August, 2022, our outreach team transitioned from the Supportive Services Department to the Client Access Department and integrated with the Mobile Clinic. We sat down with John Lane, Outreach Services Manager, to understand this change and the exciting work ahead for his team.
