Health Care Accessibility for the Homeless

According to a survey by Journal of Poverty and Healthcare, "Homeless may cause poor health" (Wise, Emily, Debrody, Corey & Paniucki, Heather, 1999, p. This is the theme that has existed in homeless people for decades. Progressive programs are being implemented throughout the country to provide appropriate medical care, but many people are still aware that the medical needs of individuals and local communities are not satisfied.

Five main suggested ways to improve homeless health are: Improvement of primary care accessibility to homeless; Improvement of medical quality and effectiveness for homeless families in temporary housing Hospitals and others Hospital unit is in hospital policy for coping with homelessness, improving treatment of the population by drug abuse, and providing mental health services to homeless (Groundswell, 2012). The best way to improve homeless primary health care is still controversial. "Our healthier country" (DOH, 1998) pointed out that "the highest quality medical services must be fairly obtained in a fair society." Homeless people are one of the poorest members of our society and often have difficulty accessing health care (Connelly et al., 1994).

For homeless people, lack of health care is a serious problem and 73% of homeless people report at least one unsatisfied health need. Meet prescription needs (12). As a result, homeless women lack precautionary care such as prenatal care, mammography, Papanicolaou test, etc. compared to homeless women (13, 14). In addition, their poor health, mental illness, low birth rate, and high mortality rate (13)

Since access to health care is restricted, the risk of poor physical condition is increasing in homeless people. In particular, homeless women are less likely to benefit from regular medical aid, health insurance, cancer checkup, proper prenatal care, adequate outpatient treatment, and treatment by professionals. Furthermore, the mortality rate of the homeless population is higher than the general population of the United States. Studies conducted from the mid-1980s through the latter half of the 1990s showed that homeless population sees high blood pressure, arthritis, psychiatric disorders, substance abuse, victims, sexually transmitted diseases (STI) and other health conditions (tuberculosis, HIV, etc.) The most common