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Homelessness in San Francisco
Alexa Calamia WCSN, Anna Calamia WCSN, Alanna Ferrandino WCSN
Evelyn L. Spiro School of Nursing Wagner College
Introduction and Selection of a Community
in Need
• Homelessness is the state of being without a
home. An individual who is homeless is
someone who lacks a secure, structured, and
sufficient nighttime residence.
• The community of San Francisco is currently
the third-largest population experiencing
homelessness in the United States (2).
• There are numerous contributing factors as to
why the homeless population is growing in
San Francisco; one of the main reasons is due
to the unsafe and dangerous sheltered homes.
Community Assessment and Analysis
• San Francisco is a city located in northern California
and the San Francisco bay area. It is the fourth largest
county in California and is a tourist-attracted city (1).
• Since 2017, there has been a 17% increase in the
homelessness population which was recorded to be
9,784 in 2019 (2).
• San Francisco’s ethnic and cultural patterns consist of
46.7% white, 34.2% Asian, 15.2% Hispanic or Latino,
5.2% black or African American, 0.3% of both Native
American and American Indian, and 5.4% of two races
or more (2).
Problems in the Community
Proposed Solution
• Homelessness is a public health issue:
• Individuals without housing have higher rates of chronic physical and
mental health conditions, which are made worse by poor living conditions
(4).
• They lack access to proper health care and transportation (6).
• Homelessness presents an economic issue:
• Those who are homeless are high consumers of public resources(4).
• This population experience high rates of health disorders & are more
susceptible to injuries they often rely on Emergency Department visits for
medical care.
• These individuals face competing factors in their daily lives.:
• Factors such as finding food and shelter may take priority over their health
conditions
• The National Alliance to End Homelessness states, without stable housing,
they cycle in & out of emergency departments, inpatient hospital stays,
psychiatric centers, detoxification programs, and jails resulting in high
public costs- costing the taxpayer an average of $35,3578 per year per
homeless person (5).
• Causes of Homelessness:
• Mental illness, addiction, job loss, domestic violence, and disabilities are all
causes of homelessness.
Mind and Body
• We chose the name Mind and Body, because without adequate mental
and physical health, one is not able to get the best quality of life.
• Mental aspects are addressed/mentally prepared and in the right state of
mind to get back on their feet.
• Mind and body will provide:
• Easily accessible health clinics for all.
• Health teaching & health promotion.
• Teach and identify healthy coping strategies.
• Accessible mental health services.
• Identify the causes that are disabling them to function as independently
as possible.
• Modify modifiable risk factors that jeopardize one’s health, which will
gear client’s towards an optimal level of health.
• Objectives for the population include:
• Adhering to our program, Mind and Body.
• Learning skills to obtain and maintain employment.
• An overall decrease of homelessness in the San Francisco area.
• These factors are also a result of homelessness
• Paramount of this program is to turn around such poor quality of life
into the best of each person’s ability and help them become employed.
• Homelessness in the US:
• Return to a normal state of function.
• Homelessness is a continuous issue in the United States, every year the
number of individuals who are homeless increases.
• Thus, staying off the streets.
• 567,715 individuals were reported to be homeless in the U.S. (2).
• San Francisco alone accounted for 9,784 of those individuals (2).
References
1. San Francisco, California. (2015, May 09). Retrieved November 03, 2020, from https://communitywealth.org/content/san-francisco-california
2. U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: San Francisco city, California; United States. (2019). Retrieved September 21, 2020,
from https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sanfranciscocitycalifornia,US/PST045219
3. State of Homelessness: 2020 Edition. (2020, May 20). Retrieved November 14, 2020, from
https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/homelessness-statistics/state-of-homelessness-2020/
4. Homelessness. (n.d.). Retrieved November 14, 2020, from https://www.homewardboundwnc.org/wpcontent/uploads/2013/02/Homelessness-Dec.-2012.pdf
5. Ending Chronic Homelessness Saves Taxpayers Money. (n.d.). Retrieved November 14, 2020, from
http://endhomelessness.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Cost-Savings-from-PSH.pdf
6. Housing and Homelessness as a Public Health Issue. (2017, November 07). Retrieved November 14, 2020, from
https://apha.org/policies-and-advocacy/public-health-policy-statements/policy-database/2018/01/18/housing-andhomelessness-as-a-public-health-issue
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