Adapting Backpack Medicine in Covid-19 Response for People Experiencing Homelessness in Southern California
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11037550 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jemma Alarcón (Jemma Alarcón and Tipu V. Khan are with the Family Medicine Residency Program, Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, CA.), Tipu V Khan (Jemma Alarcón and Tipu V. Khan are with the Family Medicine Residency Program, Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, CA.), Tipu Khan (0000-0003-1560-6155, Ventura County Medical Center) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 111 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 58-61 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2020.305956 |
| OpenAlex | W3102314654 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
The Backpack Medicine Program (BPM) at Ventura County Medical Center, in partnership with the Ventura County Health Care Agency, created the BPM COVID Response Team to address health care needs exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic among individuals experiencing homelessness. Over four weeks, the BPM COVID Response Team tested more than 150 patients and identified 24 positive results. The Ventura County Health Care Agency has provided temporary housing to more than 400 people among three different cities across Ventura, California
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Agency (philosophy) · Backpack · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Disease · Family medicine · Geography · Health care · Pandemic · Political science · Public health · Sociology · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Virology · Gerontology
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |