Families and Their Health Care after Homelessness

First published in 1999. This book focuses on the health and health care use of families after they have left the shelter system, with the first three chapters dedicated to a review of relevant literature. The research is based on self-reported data collected during a follow up study of 543 poor New York City mothers who were first interviewed in 1988. Chapter 1 An Overview of Research on the Link between Housing and Health; Chapter 2 The Poverty Connection between Homelessness and Health; Chapter 3 A Profile of Homeless Families in Urban America; Chapter 4 Design of the Study on Homeless and Housed Poor Families; Chapter 5 Comparisons of Poor New York City Families by Shelter Use; Chapter 6 Health Care Use among Poor Families in New York City; Chapter 7 Program and Policy Recommendations to Improve Health Care Access; Chapter 8 Final Thoughts on Conducting Health Care Studies of Homeless Families;