Programmatic Impact of 5 Years of Mortality Surveillance of New York City Homeless Populations

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ID11035142
AutoresMelissa Gambatese (0000-0002-2608-341X, At the time of the study, Melissa Gambatese, Elizabeth Begier, Regina Zimmerman, and Ann Madsen were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY. Dova Marder, Alexander Gutkovich, and Angela Griffin are with the New York City Department of Homeless Services, New York, NY. Robert Mos is with the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York, NY.), Dova Marder (At the time of the study, Melissa Gambatese, Elizabeth Begier, Regina Zimmerman, and Ann Madsen were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY. Dova Marder, Alexander Gutkovich, and Angela Griffin are with the New York City Department of Homeless Services, New York, NY. Robert Mos is with the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York, NY.), Elizabeth Begier (0000-0002-1287-5416, At the time of the study, Melissa Gambatese, Elizabeth Begier, Regina Zimmerman, and Ann Madsen were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY. Dova Marder, Alexander Gutkovich, and Angela Griffin are with the New York City Department of Homeless Services, New York, NY. Robert Mos is with the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York, NY.), Alexander Gutkovich (At the time of the study, Melissa Gambatese, Elizabeth Begier, Regina Zimmerman, and Ann Madsen were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY. Dova Marder, Alexander Gutkovich, and Angela Griffin are with the New York City Department of Homeless Services, New York, NY. Robert Mos is with the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York, NY.), Robert Mos (At the time of the study, Melissa Gambatese, Elizabeth Begier, Regina Zimmerman, and Ann Madsen were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY. Dova Marder, Alexander Gutkovich, and Angela Griffin are with the New York City Department of Homeless Services, New York, NY. Robert Mos is with the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York, NY.), Angela Griffin (At the time of the study, Melissa Gambatese, Elizabeth Begier, Regina Zimmerman, and Ann Madsen were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY. Dova Marder, Alexander Gutkovich, and Angela Griffin are with the New York City Department of Homeless Services, New York, NY. Robert Mos is with the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York, NY.), Regina Zimmerman (At the time of the study, Melissa Gambatese, Elizabeth Begier, Regina Zimmerman, and Ann Madsen were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY. Dova Marder, Alexander Gutkovich, and Angela Griffin are with the New York City Department of Homeless Services, New York, NY. Robert Mos is with the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York, NY.), Ann Madsen (0000-0002-9206-708X, At the time of the study, Melissa Gambatese, Elizabeth Begier, Regina Zimmerman, and Ann Madsen were with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY. Dova Marder, Alexander Gutkovich, and Angela Griffin are with the New York City Department of Homeless Services, New York, NY. Robert Mos is with the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York, NY.)
Ano2013
Volume103
FascículoS2
PáginasS193-S198
Data de publicação2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditoraAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2012.301196
PMID24148068
PMCIDPMC3969136
OpenAlexW1993647108
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas15

A homeless mortality surveillance system identifies emerging trends in the health of the homeless population and provides this information to key stakeholders in a timely and ongoing manner to effect evidence-based, programmatic change. We describe the first 5 years of the New York City homeless mortality surveillance system and, for the first time in peer-reviewed literature, illustrate the impact of key elements of sustained surveillance (i.e., timely dissemination of aggregate mortality data and real-time sharing of information on individual homeless decedents) on the programs of New York City’s Department of Homeless Services. These key elements had a positive impact on the department’s programs that target sleep-related infant deaths and hypothermia, drug overdose, and alcohol-related deaths among homeless persons

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