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SHELTER HEALTH GUIDE Shelter Health: Essentials of Care for People Living in Shelter, developed by the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, is available online or in hard copy. Serious health problems are common among homeless persons, and shelter settings involve particular health risks for residents and service providers as well as opportunities for important health care interventions. This guide is designed for communities where shelter and other service providers can come together, learn about and discuss issues, and plan individual and collaborative solutions.  The guide is not intended to be a step-by-step “how-to” manual for setting up shelter services, but rather aims to provide tools and support to help shelter providers respond more effectively to the health needs of residents. This guide is designed as part of a larger training effort, and is most effective when used in conjunction with formal training from National Council staff. May 2006
THE HEALTH CARE OF HOMELESS PERSONS The Health Care of Homeless Persons: A Manual of Communicable Diseases & Common Problems in Shelters & on the Streets is a 384-page manual that describes serious health problems that commonly afflict homeless persons and discusses appropriate responses and treatment. The manual addresses communicable disease control and food handling in shelter settings, and current approaches to the management of chronic diseases. It includes convenient patient education materials in English and Spanish that can be easily reproduced and given to shelter guests and staff. The manual is no longer available in print, but is downloadable from the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. 2004 SHELTERS & TB: WHAT STAFF NEED TO KNOW, SECOND EDITION Designed for homeless shelter staff, Shelters and TB: What Staff Need to Know is available online to view or order. The contents of a CD-ROM include an 18-minute video and viewer's guide (PDF) designed to help homeless shelter staff create a healthy and safe environment. This fundamental TB infection control information can help you and your staff prevent the spread of TB. The video helps train staff about how to prevent the spread of TB in homeless shelters. It describes what TB is, how it is spread, what to do when you suspect someone has TB, how to develop and implement a TB infection control policy, and how you and your local health department can work together to create a healthy and safe environment for staff and clients. The accompanying viewer's guide expands on the content covered in the video and serves as a reference guide containing additional information, resources, templates, and checklists to help establish your shelter's TB infection control policy. Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center | 2008 HEALTH IN SHELTERS Health in Shelters, a PowerPoint presentation developed by Bob Donovan, MD, Cincinnati Health Network, Inc., focuses on communicable diseases and general prevention measures. 2006 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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