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PRACTICE ADAPTATIONS
Comorbid TB and HIV in a Chronically Homeless Male: Social Isolation Compounds Stress of Medical Confinement (2006)THE HEALTH CARE OF HOMELESS PERSONS This easy to use and read manual is designed for clinicians and shelter staff. Sections cover communicable diseases and infections, major medications, heat-related conditions and cold-related injuries, emerging challenges, management of chronic illnesses, immunizations, food management in shelters and soup kitchens, and fact sheets in English and Spanish for clients. The manual includes a chapter on HIV/AIDS. CLINICAL TOOLS
![]() ASK THE EXPERT "Ask the Expert" is a service of the HCH Clinicians' Network intended to be a resource for clinicians who work with people experiencing homelessness. In this column, our expert Ann Petru, MD, Associate Director of Infectious Disease Medicine at Children's Hospital and Research Center in Oakland, California, answers a question about pediatric HIV/AIDS. ADDITIONAL ONLINE RESOURCES Housing is HIV Prevention and Health Care findings from the National Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit Series convened by the National AIDS Housing Coalition in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Treating Adolescents with HIV: Tools for Building Skills in Cultural Competence, Clinical Care & Support | Free online training series for MDs, NPs, PAs, RNs, psychologists, social workers, case managers and other health professionals; continuing education credits available. |