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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Homeless Shelter"”.
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The experiences of residents at a homeless shelter
Homelessness is a worldwide problem that has affected so many people. In the developed countries, there has been lots of research done to understand what it is and how this problem can be eradicated. In the developing countries, there are few studies that have been done and most people do not …
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A program evaluation of a structured homeless shelter
This study compared homeless shelters, one was a structured homeless shelter and the other a non-structured homeless shelter, evaluating the residents' level of social functioning and level of self-sufficiency at both shelters. A structured shelter may offer counseling, parenting classes, money …
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"Women With No One": Community and Christianity in a Secular South Indian Homeless Shelter
… life and social service practices in a secular homeless shelter for women in Tamil Nadu, south India. The residents of the shelter have diverse backgrounds but local staff members and volunteers describe them collectively as "women with no one": unwed mothers, orphans, widows, women abandoned or …
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Another Day, Another Donut: Political Economy, Agency, and Food in a Montanan Homeless Shelter
Despite widespread undernutrition among the homeless, there has been little anthropological research on the experience of food insecurity in this population. Between 20 and 40 percent of the homeless population is undernourished and one third regularly miss meals (Gelberg 1995). This thesis …
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Another Day, Another Donut: Political Economy, Agency, and Food in a Montanan Homeless Shelter
Despite widespread undernutrition among the homeless, there has been little anthropological research on the experience of food insecurity in this population. Between 20 and 40 percent of the homeless population is undernourished and one third regularly miss meals (Gelberg 1995). This thesis …
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Life in a Men's Homeless Shelter and the Relevance of Time as a Moral Force
"In addition to these conditions, implicit in the shelter's system--its rules, processes, and objectives--is a moral evaluation of the residents as time deviants. The shelter assumes two things: that to be a functional member of U.S. society one must respect time schedules and that the residents …
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And Now I'm Here: An Ethnography of Communication Inquiry into Asking for Help Practices at a Homeless Shelter'
At a particular faith-based nonprofit homeless shelter located in metropolitan area in the Southwest region of the United States, here called the Little City, this ethnography of communication used one hundred hours of observation, eighteen interviews and two social artifacts to reveal the complex …
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An epidemiological and social network analysis to assess transmission during a tuberculosis homeless shelter outbreak in San Joaquin County
… people who use illicit drugs. In 2005, a large homeless shelter outbreak in San Joaquin County resulted in 67 individuals diagnosed with TB with links to a homeless shelter. It is hypothesized that by using bed analysis to identify contacts that have been exposed to TB during this outbreak will …
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Maternal Dissociation, Emotional Acceptance and Child Emotion Regulation: A Study of Residents in a Family Homeless Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence
… and children residing in a domestic violence shelter. In this study, I investigated a mediational model relating maternal dissociation, mother's acceptance of child emotions, and child difficulties in emotion regulation and behavior. I predicted that mothers who reported more dissociative …
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La Rue House
… of short fictional stories set in and around a homeless shelter for adolescents.</p>
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Oral Health Needs Assessment of an Inner-City Homeless Population and Follow-up of Dental Referrals
… for transient residents at South Park Inn Homeless Shelter in Hartford, CT. Once screened, patients are referred to UConn or another hospital-based dental clinic in the area for treatment. The purpose of this study was to determine the demographics and oral health needs of the homeless …
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Homeless Mothers' Perceptions of Parenting in Shelters
Descriptions of parenting in a homeless shelter were obtained from nine single mothers housed in one of two shelters in a major southwestern border metroplex. Case study methodology was used to obtain their perspectives on parenting in this unique context. Content analysis was used to organize and …
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Making Better Lives - Home Making Among Homeless People in Paris
How do homeless people make homes on the street? Over two years of fieldwork in Paris, I observed the daily practices and routines of people who are sleeping rough. How do they earn money through begging? What factors do they consider when finding and making shelters? I followed people through …
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Resurrecting Stones Transforming Lives
… I thought it beautifully poetic the idea of a homeless shelter rising above the ruins of a burned out church. A place for spiritual salvation would now morph into a haven for corporeal redemption. The transformation the space demanded was basically cosmetic; it would remain a place for human …
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Feasibility Of An Exercise Intervention For Homeless Cocaine-Using Men
Substance abuse/addiction rates are higher in the homeless than the general population, and cocaine is especially problematic, with high rates of use and poor treatment outcomes. PURPOSE: The objective was to determine feasibility of homeless cocaine-using men participating in a 6-week standardized …
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Perinatal Health Education Intervention for Adolescent and Young Adult Pregnant Homeless Women Living in Transitional Housing, and Best Practice Teaching Intervention Program for Staff Responsible for Care of the Mother-Baby Dyad
… A population at great risk is pregnant homeless adolescents and young adult women. Research shows that about 20% of homeless young women become pregnant (Bender, & Thompson, 2007). These pregnant young women are at an increased risk for low birth weight infants and a high infant …
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Narrative Case Studies Exploring Homelessness and Education
… the experiences of families encountering homelessness and how children experience formal and informal education. Families experiencing homelessness were defined as groups of persons living without regular, fixed, and adequate housing. Narrative case studies on four families living in a …
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Within the red lines: a qualitative case study of food insecurity among homeless people in one of Kansas City’s historically redlined districts
… in the United States has led to increased homelessness and food insecurity. Most research on the links between food insecurity and homelessness in the United States is guided by cumulative risk and stress process theories. Both theories shed light on the individual and community-level …
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Peripheral Arterial Disease Screening of an Underserved High Risk Population
… sample population of forty adult residents at a homeless shelter in northeast Florida was screened for peripheral arterial disease. Inclusion criteria consisted of a diagnosis of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes or a history of smoking. The ankle-brachial index was assessed using the …
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Examining the Impact of Childhood Adverse Experiences on Adulthood Health Related Quality of Life
… Quality of Life (HRQoL) among women experiencing homelessness. HRQoL was determined to be an important variable for this study as it allows an individual to report subjective well-being related to their physical, mental, and social domains of life. Assessing the well-being of this population is …
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