Nov 7 2013 BrantBrantford Housing Forum Dr Abe Oudshoorn Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing Housing and Health Health and Housing in Transition Study HHiT Homeless or homeless within the last year ID: 309259
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Housing Stability and Health
Nov 7, 2013 Brant-Brantford Housing Forum
Dr. Abe Oudshoorn
Arthur Labatt Family School of NursingSlide2Slide3
Housing and Health
Health and Housing in Transition Study (
HHiT
)
Homeless or homeless within the last year
Date: 2010
Also Hwang (2009)Slide4
Housing and Health
High rates of chronic illness
Condition
Percentage
Arthritis
33
Hep
B
or C
30
Mobility problem
28
Asthma
23
High blood pressure
18
COPD
18
Ulcer
9
Diabetes
8
Heart disease
8Slide5
Condition
Percentage
Brain Injury
61
Mental health challenge
52Victim of assault38Depression31Cirrhosis6
Housing and Health
High rates of mental health challengesSlide6
Issue
Stat
Chance of surviving to 75 (men)
32%
Chance of surviving to 75 (women)
60%Average age of death of person experiencing homelessness47Increased risk of suicide (women)6x
Housing and Health
High mortality ratesSlide7
Why?
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Why?
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Barriers to CareSlide9Slide10
Why?
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Environ-mental HazardsSlide11
Why?
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PovertySlide12
Social Determinants of HealthSlide13
Poverty
Income
Basic
Needs
$250
Shelter Allowance$376
Ontario Trillium Benefit
$54
Total
$680
Expenses
Housing: Bachelor
$575
Nutritious Food Basket
(range)
$160-$243
London
Transit Bus Pass
$81
Total
(based
on low estimate)
$816
Difference
-$136Slide14
Housing and Health
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Housing and HealthSlide16
Case StudySlide17
Housing and HealthSlide18
Case StudySlide19
Housing First (and Health?)
London
CAReS
A municipal commitment
Flexibility
Monitoring outcomesOutreach partnered with housing stabilitySlide20
Housing First and HealthSlide21
Current Housing Status*as of August 31
st
, 2013
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Participant #8
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Questions
Contact
aoudsho@uwo.ca
@
abeoudshoorn