Homeless Health Initiative
Project Description:
Need:
1. Children in homeless shelters do not have adequate primary healthcare.
2. Children in homeless shelters do not receive adequate pediatric developmental screening.
3. Parents have limited access to quality educational and healthcare programs.
Objectives:
1. Provide homeless children and youth with multi-disciplinary developmental screening and appropriate referfals in 3 West Philadelphia shelters.
2. Provide educational programs in child development and effective black parenting to shelter residents and staff.
Goals:
1. LEND Fellows will learn how to provide educational programs in shelters.
2. LEND Fellows will learn to contribute to the development of mechanisms to empower parents of homeless children to appropriately access HC and navigate the medical and insurance systems.
3. LEND Fellows will experience providing improved HC and developmental services to children in homeless shelters.
Expected Benefit:
1. LEND Fellows will have the enriching exp[e
Keyword(s):
healthcare for children in homeless shelters, effective black parenting
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information
Area of Emphasis
Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention, Child Care-Related Activities, Health-Related Activities, Housing-Related Activities, Recreation-Related Activities, Quality of Life, Other - Cultural Diversity
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Empowerment Zone, Renewal Community, Urban, Specific Groups
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Single-County
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
