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Community Paramedics Help Protect Homeless Populations from Covid

Title (Dublin Core)

Community Paramedics Help Protect Homeless Populations from Covid

Description (Dublin Core)

This article discusses the use of community paramedics in the Covid-19 prevention efforts for San Diego's homeless population. Community paramedics are specifically trained paramedics that shift their focus from the treatment/transport to the hospital model, to a home-care model where the patient receives treatment and stays at home. In this case, they are being used to staff clinics at homeless shelters to provide care and Covid testing to their homeless population. The article references a 2017 hepatitis A outbreak in their homeless population and how that event has influenced the efforts during Covid to prevent a major homeless population Covid-19 outbreak. The article also explains the complexities of running these clinics but that it is worthwhile to aid a community that is among the most vulnerable to Covid.

Date (Dublin Core)

August 17, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Padma Nagappan

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Matthew Williams

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

article

Link (Bibliographic Ontology)

https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/community-paramedicine-software/articles/how-community-paramedics-are-helping-san-diego-protect-its-homeless-population-from-covid-19-IjcG60D9jmGhtoCZ/
https://web.archive.org/web/20210405000752/https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/community-paramedicine-software/articles/how-community-paramedics-are-helping-san-diego-protect-its-homeless-population-from-covid-19-IjcG60D9jmGhtoCZ/

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Community & Community Organizations
English Community Service
English Health & Wellness
English Public Health & Hospitals
English Public Space
English Social Class

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

paramedic
community
homeless
help
clinic
protection
shelter
San Diego

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

paramedic
community paramedic
homeless
shelter
clinic
protection

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

HST 580 Professional Experience/Archives course

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

03/28/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

04/04/2021
08/02/2022
09/10/2024

Item sets

Covid 19

This item was submitted on March 28, 2021 by Matthew Williams using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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