Miami Street Medicine

MSM works to address the unique circumstances of Miami's unsheltered homeless population by delivering compassionate, collaborative, & free healthcare services

[UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative @ucsfbhhi]

Fear of homelessness is one of the top reasons survivors return to (or never leave) a person who is harming them.

Having to choose between living with an abuser and living outside is not a choice anyone should have to make.

Learn more: https://t.co/TFDlpE0HHd @BlueShieldFound

[Invisible People ➤ Imagine Everyone With a Home @invisiblepeople]

I am making a more in-depth video on "unhoused vs homeless vs people experiencing homelessness" but I was asked to play a part of what I have at a journalism conference, so I made this video. This take is worth the read https://t.co/00me1pSfdN

[UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative @ucsfbhhi]

“This idea that homeless people are rushing into California is just not true,” @MKushel tells @ahartreports for @KFFHealthNews

90% of people experiencing homelessness in CA lived here when they lost housing. https://t.co/8wx6k9H3sX

https://t.co/YpIio83HZt #CAHomelessnessStudy

[Alexandra Martinez @alex__mar]

Still can’t believe I was nominated for an Esserman-Knight Award! I am so grateful to the @knightfdn for recognizing my work at @prismreports & considering me alongside some of Miami’s fiercest reporters driving community impact. Congrats to all the winners & nominees! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[National Homelessness Law Center @homeless_law]

No mention of addressing the root causes of homelessness -- mainly a lack of #affordablehousing. Instead the blame is shifted away from failing systems and on to the individual.

This ignores the vast body of evidence and data that proves that #homelessness is a HOUSING problem.

[Miami Street Medicine @MiamiStreetMed]

@ucdavis Congratulations! This is also done for students at Miami Dade College in Kendall Florida.

[The Family Van @TheFamilyVan]

We are proud to be part of the mobile health movement in Boston and beyond. Check out this article featuring The Family Van and many other amazing clinics who are making healthcare more accessible in our communities!

[UCLA Internal Medicine Chief Residents @uclaimchiefs]

Say hello to the future of UCLA IM! #MatchMadness #Match2023 ☀️🩺🌊

[Invisible People ➤ Imagine Everyone With a Home @invisiblepeople]

Sweeps are horrible. They do nothing to solve homelessness, and as you'll see in this video, criminalization makes homelessness worse: https://t.co/tnUdqMgh7a

[Steve Rattner @SteveRattner]

71% of Americans think the US should spend more on "assistance to the poor"

... but call it "welfare" and that number drops to 30%

[UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative @ucsfbhhi]

Violence against people who lack housing "is astronomically higher than we see in other populations" @MKushel tells @KQEDnews "When people obtain housing, no matter what type of housing it is," their risk of experiencing violence decreases dramatically
https://t.co/MJsjtGYdSy

[Miami Street Medicine @MiamiStreetMed]

@ChristinaPushaw Don’t be fooled by the palm trees, this is not paradise. There are thousands of humans still with no choice but to live and die on our streets.

[Community Solutions @cmtysolutions]

"Homelessness is a mirror, it reflects our nation's living history of racism"

The truth about homelessness is all around us, homelessness cannot be ended without addressing racial inequity. Racism and homelessness are inextricably linked.

[Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS, FRCS(Eng), FAAP @HenriFordMD]

Dr. Armen Henderson of ⁦@umiamimedicine⁩ ⁦@UMiamiHealth⁩ presenting his important work with the Dade County Street Response team providing medical care to the homeless ⁦@AAMCtoday⁩ annual meeting, Learn Serve Lead 2022. #serviceexcellence!

[Street Medicine Phoenix @StreetMedPhx]

What is Housing First?
It recognizes that housing is a necessary precursor to treatment. ➡️ Housing First does not mean “housing only," but it removes barriers to housing & provides case management to reduce returns to homelessness and promote long-term health and well-being.

[Miami Street Medicine @MiamiStreetMed]

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[Miami Street Medicine @MiamiStreetMed]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/vGFoMSFqLk

[JMIR Dermatology @JMIRDermatology]

@MiamiStreetMed has played an instrumental role in the care of this patient's melanoma management through utilizing teledermatology

Link: https://t.co/Xey9mNQjRc

#dermatology #telemedicine #melanoma