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Homeless Children

Identification and treatment of overweight and obesity in homeless children.

Publisher: 
American Public Health Association
Bibliography: 
S Goldsmith, R Grant, A Shapiro, S Joseph, M Larkin. American Public Health Association, Nov. 2006. Poster
publication date: 
11/13/2006

Clinical need for disenrollment from mandatory Medicaid managed care in a population of homeless families

Bibliography: 
R Grant, D Berman, M Lieberman, L Lynch, M Lambert. American Public Health Association, Nov 2004 Poster
publication date: 
11/01/2004

Urgent need for specialist referral in a homeless pediatric population

Bibliography: 
R Grant, P Sherman, I Redlener. Third International Conference on Urban Health, Oct 2004 Poster. Abstract published in Journal of Urban Health. 2005. Volume 82, page ii45.
publication date: 
01/01/2005

Improving the nutrition status of homeless children: Guidelines for homeless family shelters

Bibliography: 
Kourgialis, Wendel, Darby, R Grant, L Seim, I Redlener. National Health Care for the Homeless, May 2001 Bureau of Primary Health Care
publication date: 
05/01/2001

 

Developed by The Division of Community Pediatrics (DCP), Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and The Children’s Health Fund (CHF). These include: "Homeless Family Facility Nutrition Guidelines”, “Improving the Nutrition Status of Homeless Children: Guidelines for Homeless Family Shelters”, and an appendix providing nutrition resources and internet-based resources, nutrition screening tools and selected examples of “Best Practice” shelters.

Identifying food insecurity in homeless families

Bibliography: 
P Darby, E Fassberg, P Sherman, R Grant, I Redlener. American Public Health Association, Oct 2001 Poster
publication date: 
10/01/2001

Use of national surveys for targeting food and nutrition programs to homeless children and families

Bibliography: 
P Darby, E Fassberg, R Grant, I Redlener. American Public Health Association, Oct 2001. Bureau of Primary Health Care
publication date: 
10/23/2001

Homeless street youth: The foster care connection

Bibliography: 
A Shapiro, R Grant. American Public Health Association, Nov 2004
publication date: 
11/09/2004

Asthma among homeless children: undercounting and undertreating the underserved

Bibliography: 
D McLean, S Bowen, K Drezner, A Rowe, P Sherman, Schroeder, K Redlener, I Redlener. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2004. Volume 158, pages 244-249.
publication date: 
03/01/2004

National Network

Programs and Affiliates

Children’s Health Fund (CHF) develops and supports a National Network of 22 programs and two affiliates in 15 different states and the District of Columbia. Seventeen of the programs/affiliates are based at academic medical centers, the other seven at Federally Qualified Health Centers.

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