COVID-19 response and the unhoused communities in Sacramento: a mixed methods study with policy implications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In an emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic, cross-sector public health collaborations facilitated emergency hotel room placements for people experiencing homelessness (PEH). To inform a Health-in-All-Policies approach to future disasters, the study objective was to assess the impact of the disaster response on the unhoused communities surrounding Sacramento.

Methods

Our interdisciplinary team-based convergent parallel mixed methods study included quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, followed by integrated analyses. The quantitative primary outcome was number of self-reported primary care physician visits. Semi-structured in-person interviews focused on perspectives of the COVID-19 pandemic and public health interventions, experiences w

SUBMITTER: Stull-Lane A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12625094 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature