Disparities in mortality between Black and White people have long been observed. These disparities persist at all income levels. However, similar patterns in racial mortality disparities are not observed among people experiencing homelessness.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The number of people dying while unhoused is increasing nationally. In Santa Clara County (SCC), deaths of unhoused people have almost tripled in 9 years. This is a retrospective cohort study examining mortality trends among unhoused people in SCC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Asians and Pacific Islanders (APIs) who are experiencing homelessness are situated in a social intersection that has rendered them unrecognized and therefore vulnerable. There has been increasing attention to racial disparities in homelessness, but research into API homelessness is exceedingly rare, despite rapidly growing populations. The purpose of this study is to examine the causes of death among APIs who died while homeless in Santa Clara County (SCC) and compare these causes to other racial groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Trauma patient care is complex. Clustering these patients within the hospital seems intuitive. This study's purpose was to explore the benefits of trauma patient clustering, hypothesizing these patients will have decreased costs and better outcomes.
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