Programmatic Impact of 5 Years of Mortality Surveillance of New York City Homeless Populations.

• Autores: Melissa Gambatese, Dova Marder, Elizabeth M. Begier, Alexander Gutkovich, Robert Mos, Angela Griffin, Regina Zimmerman, Ann Madsen
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 103, Nº. 0, 2013, págs. 193-198
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A homeless mortality surveillance system identifies emerging trends in the health of the homeless population and provides this information to key stakeholders in a timely and ongoing manner to effect evidence-based, programmatic change. We describe the first 5 years of the New York City homeless mortality surveillance system and, for the first time in peer-reviewed literature, illustrate the impact of key elements of sustained surveillance (i.e., timely dissemination of aggregate mortality data and real-time sharing of information on individual homeless decedents) on the programs of New York City's Department of Homeless Services. These key elements had a positive impact on the department's programs that target sleep-related infant deaths and hypothermia, drug overdose, and alcohol-related deaths among homeless persons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]