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Healthcare for the Houseless; How Lack of Health Equity Disproportionately Shortens the Life Expectancy of the Unhoused

Creator:

Newman, Sophia R.

Abstract:

The national average life expectancy for houseless individuals in the United States is forty seven years, which is thirty years lower than the overall average. I argue that this disproportionately short life expectancy of the houseless is reflective of significant health inequities in the United States that disproportionately impact the...

Resource Type:

Honors College Thesis

Full Text:

substance dependency and houselessness is complex (Didenko and Pankratz, 2007). The Substance Abuse and