All Posts: homelessness

• Medical Students Provide Early Childhood Assessments To Help Disadvantaged Children Reach Developmental Milestones

  The Child Assessment Clinic, or CAT clinic, provided by students in the School of Medicine, is part of HOYA Clinic, which provides quality health care to underserved families in Washington, D.C., free of charge in the spirit of social justice and cura personalis.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: CAT Clinic, cura personalis, early childhood development, homelessness, HOYA Clinic, service to others

• Structural Inequities Amplify Homelessness Challenges for Pregnant People in Washington, DC

  New research conducted with Washington, DC, residents who experienced homelessness during pregnancy sheds light on the intersection of homelessness, pregnancy and racial inequities. The findings underscore the urgent need for policy and practice changes to support vulnerable populations.

  Category: News Release Tags: homelessness, population health, pregnant women, racial disparities, research, School of Nursing

• Georgetown Street Medicine Outreach Group Seeks to Better Understand Health Challenges of DC’s Unhoused People

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: community outreach, homelessness, School of Medicine, service to others