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Generation Pandemic is interested in public health. We should take advantage.

Barry Bock, chief executive of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, the one health organization in Massachusetts with an AmeriCorps program in place now,...

Vaccinating Boston’s Homeless Community Extends To Those Living On City Streets

Dr. Jim O’Connell, president of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, said his organization has vaccinated about 1,800 people since the vaccine became...

Mistrust, mobility slow COVID-19 vaccine push for N.America homeless

“The struggle (homeless people) go through every day to survive, on the streets or in the shelters, has a real immediacy to it,” said Dr....

Massachusetts Explores The Advantages And Potential Challenges Of The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

“A one-dose vaccine that is highly effective will be more easily administered to people experiencing homelessness,” said Dr. Jessie Gaeta, chief medical officer at the...

Grants aim for racial equity in opioid fight

Dr. Jessie Gaeta, the chief medical officer of Boston Health Care for the Homeless, said social distancing efforts of the COVID-19 pandemic mean that many...

‘We’re all in this together’

The program’s leadership and staff began a robust screening and testing regimen at all Boston area shelters and locations where it provides care, and drew...

Rate Of Second Vaccine Doses In Boston’s Homeless Community Higher Than Expected

Helping People Who Are Homeless Stay Healthy During the Pandemic

In her work with the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP), Massachusetts General Hospital dermatologist Jennifer Tan, MD, sees patients hit with the...