Tents in public
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3 Min Read

Why a patient’s housing qualifies as a health care treatment

Poor health is a primary outcome of experiencing homelessness and, as with so much else, the COVID-19 pandemic made a growing problem even worse.

Population Health
A woman, looking distressed, sitting in front of moving boxes.
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4 Min Read

Supreme Court allows CDC’s eviction moratorium to stand—for now

With a short window before the moratorium’s July 31 expiration, court keeps ban in place. Discover why this is an important ruling for patients’ health.

Judicial Advocacy
A desk with a PPE face mask and bottle of hand sanitizer.
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3 Min Read

Medical students help homeless people stay safe from COVID-19

Learn how a group of medical student AMA members has worked to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among homeless people in the nation’s capital.

Med Student Advocacy
Legislature room showing podium and desks
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7 Min Read

Q&A: Adversity drives medical student’s congressional advocacy

Having experienced homelessness as a teenager, medical student Reilly Bealer aspires to address health care inequities through her position with the AMA.

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Med Student Advocacy
Succeeding in Medical School
Homeless person sleeping on sidewalk
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8 Min Read

How Chicago doctors work to limit COVID-19 spread among homeless

“Stay home, save lives” is a helpful public health slogan for most, but impossible for people without a dwelling. Learn what physicians at Rush University Medical Center are doing to help.

Population Health
Aleesha Shaik, MD, MPH
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5 Min Read

Aleesha Shaik, MD, MPH: Giving a voice to those without homes

AMA member Aleesha Shaik, MD, MPH, started a project to speak with homeless people across the country and better understand this public health crisis.

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Leadership
Members Move Medicine
Delegates at the AMA Annual Meeting
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3 Min Read

Homeless people need more help, not stays in jail: AMA

People living on the streets are at higher risk of health problems, and laws that criminalize their existence only worsen their troubles.

Population Health
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2 Min Read

AMA to address health of individuals experiencing homelessness

The AMA adopted policy addressing the health and social needs of persons experiencing homelessness.

Press Releases
Moudi Hubeishy, medical student
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9 Min Read

Making house calls to those without homes 

The medical and psychosocial needs of patients experiencing homelessness are often dire. How one medical student has led the charge to meet those needs in Buffalo, New York.

Population Health