The Link Between Prisoner Health and Homelessness
…blog examines one common and striking characteristic – the number of prisoners with experience of homelessness before and after their imprisonment. Homelessness is hard to measure, but in 2017 it…
168 Results found for Food, Nutrition and Homelessness
…blog examines one common and striking characteristic – the number of prisoners with experience of homelessness before and after their imprisonment. Homelessness is hard to measure, but in 2017 it…
…own food – food from your own garden has zero food miles. Flying or shipping fresh food from around the world carries a huge environmental burden compared to local produce….
Your environment is one of the key factors shaping your health, and being homeless is one of the harshest and most challenging environments. Unfortunately, homelessness and housing insecurity in the…
…stressed. In light of this Winchester City PCN decided that people experiencing homelessness should be prioritised for the Covid 19 vaccine. It was recognised however that many people experiencing homelessness…
…become more widely available. Michelle Avent, Student Nurse References: Shelter (2021). What is homelessness? Shelter. Available from: https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/homelessness/what_is_homelessness. [Accessed 29 May 2021]. Pinnell, I (2018) Let’s Talk about … Smear…
Homelessness kills but how – and why is this relationship between homelessness and poor health such a challenge to health practitioners and homelessness services? Life on the Streets Ask any…
…lead to poorer nutrition in some population groups. Additionally, it is predicted that there will be disruption to food supplies as a result of fire or floods. Higher temperatures threaten…
The APPG (All-Party Parliamentary Group) for Ending Homelessness has been called to discuss the experiences of children facing all forms of homelessness across the UK on Tuesday 8th June, 11.00-12.00…
…often generated by financial hardship, is both a cause and exacerbating factor of homelessness. || Given the transient lifestyles that people experiencing homelessness often lead, Nicky’s clinic is vital for…
…and QNI Fellow, Wendy Nicholson. The day has been organised in response to growing evidence that the number of families asking for assistance from their authorities due to homelessness is…