Creating "Safer Ground": implementation of a service-rich housing program for people experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Operation Safer Ground (OSG) was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Without safe locations to shelter in place, people experiencing homelessness (PEH) were especially vulnerable to COVID-19. In March 2020, California's Governor signed an executive order that provided local governments with flexible emergency funding to develop "immediate solutions" to mitigate COVID-19 infection risk among PEH. Alameda County Health used those funds to create OSG, a robust and expansive program to address not only COVID-19 risk among PEH, but also the larger health and housing challenges faced by this population.

Methods

In this study, we use the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, and Sustainment (EPIS) framework to explore key phases of the OSG implementation pr

SUBMITTER: Ali R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12619494 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature