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August 2010

Correlates of Engaging in Survival Sex among Homeless Youth and Young Adults.
Walls NE, Bell S.J Sex Res. 2010 Aug 25:1-14.
CDC HIV Testing Guidelines and the Rapid and Conventional Testing Practices of Homeless Youth.
Gwadz MV, Cleland CM, Quiles R, et al AIDS Educ Prev. 2010 Aug;22(4):312-27.
Unprotected sex of homeless women living in Los Angeles county: an investigation of the
multiple levels of risk.
Kennedy DP, Wenzel SL, Tucker JS, et al AIDS Behav. 2010 Aug;14(4):960-73.
Health care access and utilization in older versus younger homeless adults.
Brown RT, Kimes RV, Guzman D, Kushel M. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2010 Aug;21(3):1060-70
Assessing the mental health service needs of the homeless: a level-of-care approach.
Stergiopoulos V, Dewa C, Durbin J, et al J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2010 Aug;21(3):1031-45.
Differences in 5-year survival after a 'homeless' or 'housed' drugs-related hospital admission:
a study of 15-30-year olds in Scotland.
Dibben C, Atherton I, Doherty J, Baldacchino A.J Epidemiol Community Health. 2010 Aug 6
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Rapid establishment of an internally displaced persons disease surveillance system after an
earthquake --- Haiti, 2010.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Aug 6;59(30):939-45
Homelessness: patterns of emergency department use and risk factors for
re-presentation.
Moore G, Gerdtz MF, Hepworth G, Manias E.Emerg Med J. 2010 Aug 3.
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Studying complex interactions among determinants of healthcare-seeking behaviours:
self-medication for sexually transmitted infection symptoms in female sex workers.
Gomez GB, Campos PE, Buendia C, et alSex Transm Infect. 2010 Aug;86(4):285-91.

July 2010

XVIII IAC Citations

POSTER
Childhood abuse and risky sex among homeless youth in Canada: the mediating role of sexual
functioning problems
D.R. Schwartz, C.A. James, V. Dubov, et al
PDF Poster Abstract

Women's struggles to find safe, secure and non-exploitative housing in Canada's poorest postal
code: gendered HIV risk environments
J.M. Chettiar, K. Deering, S. Brogan, et al

The Cedar Project: increasing rates of unstable housing and associated health vulnerabilities
among young indigenous people who use drugs in two Canadian cities
A. Moniruzzaman, M. Pearce, V. Thomas, et al

Access to housing subsidies, housing status and HIV risk among low-income U.S. urban residents
J. Dickson-Gomez, T. McAuliffe, M. Weekls, et al

The impact of housing on AIDS health care and prevention - the Chicago Housing for Health partnership
A. Valdivia Bendixen, D. Buchanan, Homeless persons living with AIDS

The national AIDS housing coalition´s initiative to include housing in the United States national
HIV/AIDS strategy
N. Bernstine, V. Shubert, T. Ghose, et al

Access to housing subsidies, housing status and HIV risk among low-income U.S. urban residents
J. Dickson-Gomez, T. McAuliffe, M. Weekls, et al

Street homelessness and stimulant use disorders are independently associated with HAART utilization
among HIV-infected indigent adults
E. Riley, S. Weiser, M. Chartier, A. Carrico

Youth substance use in a context of family homelessness coupled with parent mental health and
substance abuse difficulties
W. Bannon, L. Bickman, M. McKay, et al

The relationship between youth sexual risk and mental health needs among youth residing in homeless
shelters in the presence of parental mental health and substance abuse difficulties
W. Bannon, L. Bickman,3, M. McKay, et al

Internet use, social networking, and homeless adolescents' HIV/AIDS risk
E. Rice, W. Monro, A. Barman Adhikari

"Have you heard?" A social networking and digital media HIV prevention program for homeless youth
online: design and acceptability
E. Rice, E. Tulbert, A. Barman Adhikari, et al

Change agents: high school students at their best to save youth on the streets in Pakistan
A. Khan

Journal Citations

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Effect of an End-of-Life Planning Intervention on the completion of advance directives in
homeless persons: a randomized trial.
Song J, Ratner ER, Wall MM, et al Ann Intern Med. 2010 Jul 20;
The unmet health care needs of homeless adults: a national study.
Baggett TP, O'Connell JJ, Singer DE, Rigotti NA. Am J Public Health. 2010 Jul;100(7):1326-33
Associations of housing status with substance abuse treatment and service use outcomes
among veterans.
Buchholz JR, Malte CA, Calsyn DA, et al Psychiatr Serv. 2010 Jul;61(7):698-706
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The positive role of social networks and social networking technology in the condom-using
behaviors of homeless young people.
Rice E. Public Health Rep. 2010 Jul-Aug;125(4):588-95.
Factors associated with reported need for dental care among people who are homeless using
assistance programs.
Okunseri C, Girgis D, Self K, et al Spec Care Dentist. 2010 Jul 1;30(4):146-50
The Boston health care for the homeless program: a public health framework.
O'Connell JJ, Oppenheimer SC, Judge CM, et al Am J Public Health. 2010 Aug;100(8):1400-8.
Becoming homeless, being homeless, and resolving homelessness among women.
Finfgeld-Connett D. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2010 Jul;31(7):461-9
The unmet health care needs of homeless adults: a national study.
Baggett TP, O'Connell JJ, Singer DE, Rigotti NA. Am J Public Health. 2010 Jul;100(7):1326-33.
Do emergency department attendances by homeless people increase in cold weather?
Brown AJ, Goodacre SW, Cross S. Emerg Med J. 2010 Jul;27(7):526-9.
Do PTSD symptoms and course predict continued substance use for homeless individuals in
contingency management for cocaine dependence?
Burns MN, Lehman KA, Milby JB, et al Behav Res Ther. 2010 Jul;48(7):588-98
Cortisol function among early school-aged homeless children.
Cutuli JJ, Wiik KL, Herbers JE, et al Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2010 Jul;35(6):833-45.
Social and behavioural risk factors for HIV infection among street children in Odessa, Ukraine
T. White, S. Kostin
New model of harm reduction for street children in Odesa, Ukraine
T. White, S. Kostin
Involving street children in creating educational cartoons as an effective method of HIV prevention
among street children in Kyiv, Ukraine
A. Shebardina
'Unrecognized victims': sexual abuse against male street children in Merkato area, Addis Ababa
G. Tefera
Feasibility of employing respondent-driven sampling for HIV/STI testing of street children:
experience from the Vijana Wetu pilot study in Kisumu, Kenya
C. Auerswald, Z.A. Kwena, J. Ochieng, et al
Seroprevalence and predictors of HIV infection in street children and youth of Kathmandu
D. Karmacharya, S. Dixit, B. Subdedi, et al
Bio-behavioural survey among the street children in Azerbaijan
S. Khasiyev, H. Gadirova, E. Almammadova, et al
Vulnerability to STI/HIV among male street children under 18 years of age, New Delhi, India
N. Dawa, P. Chan, D. Reddy

General Reports

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Mobile Phone Technology: A New Paradigm for the Prevention, Treatment, and
Research of the Non-sheltered "Street" Homeless?
Eyrich-Garg KM.
J Urban Health. 2010 May;87(3):365-80.
Abstract

Biological markers of problem drinking in homeless patients.
Thiesen H, Hesse M.
Addict Behav. 2010 Mar;35(3):260-2.
Abstract

Biological markers of problem drinking in homeless patients.
Thiesen H, Hesse M.
Addict Behav. 2009 Oct 30
Abstract

Measuring pain in the context of homelessness.
Matter R, Kline S, Cook KF, Amtmann D.
Qual Life Res. 2009 Jul 7.
Abstract

Health of the Homeless and Climate Change.
Ramin B, Svoboda T.
J Urban Health. 2009 May 15
Abstract

The Capacity to Give Informed Consent in a Homeless Population with Developmental Disabilities.
Morton LG 2nd, Cunningham-Williams RM.
Community Ment Health J. 2009 Mar 5
Abstract

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FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Homelessness Is Not Just a Housing Problem
The PLoS Medicine Editors
PLoS Med 5(12): e3
Paper

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Engaging Homeless Persons in End of Life Preparations.
Song J, Wall MM, Ratner ER, et al
J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Sep 18
Abstract

Ethical issues in research with homeless youths.
Ensign J, Ammerman S.
J Adv Nurs. 2008 May;62(3):365-72.
Abstract

Integrated care for homeless people—sharing knowledge and experience
in practice, education and research: Results of the networking efforts to
find Homeless Health Workers
van Laere I, Withers F
European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 18, No. 1, 5–6
Abstract/Summary

Recognizing Work as a Priority in Preventing or Ending Homelessness.
Shaheen G, Rio J.
J Prim Prev. 2007 Jun 13;
Abstract

Self-transcendence and well-being in homeless adults.
Runquist JJ, Reed PG.
J Holist Nurs. 2007 Mar;25(1):5-13.
Abstract

End-of-life care for homeless patients: "she says she is there to help me in any situation".
Kushel MB, Miaskowski C.
JAMA. 2006 Dec 27;296(24):2959-66.
Abstract

The causes of homelessness in later life: findings from a 3-nation study.
Crane M, Byrne K, Fu R, et al
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2005 May;60(3):S152-9.
Abstract

Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Conceptualizing and Creating a Homeless Families Typology
Rog D
(National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness)
Slide Presentation

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