Collected Item: “COVID conditions for the homeless”
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COVID conditions for the homeless
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
news story
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
This is a news story about some of the solutions to homelessness that people are trying in Phoenix. The specific solution covered was tenting for homeless people as a way to provide more protection and layers during COVID. It's especially important that this was a solution done in Phoenix considering how hot it gets here. With tents being the main way to "help the homeless" during COVID it shows a continued general disregard for homeless people and their health and safety. The article goes on to discuss broader criticisms and issues people have taken with the COVID-19 response specifically for homeless populations. I wanted to include this source because it shows a general disregard for homeless populations especially in the face of a pandemic that they are the most vulnerable population for.
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#HST494, #Homelessness, #Phoenix, #Arizona
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https://www.modernhealthcare.com/safety-quality/covid-19-crisis-within-crisis-homeless-people
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Associated Press
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2021-04