Responding to COVID-19 with integrative health and sheltering models for persons experiencing homelessness in Southern Ontario, Canada: protocol for a qualitative study exploring implementation and sustainability.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted persons experiencing homelessness in Canada, who are at an increased risk of infection and severe outcomes. In response to the pandemic, several regions have adopted programmes that aim to address the intersecting nature of health and social challenges faced by persons facing homelessness. These programmes adopted during the pandemic may contribute to broader health and social impacts beyond limiting COVID-19 transmission, but the processes involved in developing and implementing these types of programmes and their sustainability after the pandemic are unknown. Our overall goal is to understand the processes of developing and implementing integrative health and sheltering initiatives in Ontario during COVID-19, as well as their

SUBMITTER: Elliott J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9772633 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature