Homelessness & health in Canada /

Homelessness & Health in Canada explores, for the first time, the social, structural, and environmental factors that shape the health of homeless persons in Canada. Covering a wide range of topics from youth homelessness to end-of-life care, the authors strive to outline policy and practice reco...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Guirguis-Younger, Manal, 1967-, McNeil, Ryan, 1982-, Hwang, Stephen W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:Text in English.
Published: Ottawa : Univ. of Ottawa Press, 2014.
Series:International behavioural and social sciences library. Health & society.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Homelessness & Health in Canada explores, for the first time, the social, structural, and environmental factors that shape the health of homeless persons in Canada. Covering a wide range of topics from youth homelessness to end-of-life care, the authors strive to outline policy and practice recommendations to respond to the ongoing public health crisis. This book is divided into three distinct but complimentary sections. In the first section, contributors explore how homelessness affects the health of particular homeless populations, focusing on the experiences of hom.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 320 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0776621483
9780776621487
9780776621470
0776621475
0776626132
9780776626130