Homeless Intervention: A Tour Of Homelessness

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I really like your “A Tour of homelessness” intervention. Homelessness is an increasing public health issue. It is reported that on a single night in January 2015, 564,708 people were experiencing homelessness.1 Due to the poor living conditions and limited access to healthcare, homeless people are more susceptible to various communicable diseases and infections. Thus, increasing the awareness of the different communities towards the dire need of addressing the homelessness problem is important. Taking the community residents through life of a homeless person is a good start. However, how do you plan on persuading the members of the community to take part in such tours? Do you have any sponsorships? Another option is to target the charity or

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