After going through several iterations since early 2017, the Public Restroom Facilities Installation and Promotion Act was advanced through the Committee on Transportation and the Environment.
Content categorized as Physical Health
Bathroom bill moving forward to full D.C. Council vote
19 city agencies, Metro and the D.C. Council failed the ‘Domestic Violence Report Card’
There is a lack of services available to victims of domestic violence in Washington, D.C. A coalition of advocates assessed 22 District agencies and the D.C. Council to evaluate how they handle situations of domestic violence internally and externally.
A recent study found unsheltered homeless people face higher mortality rates than sheltered individuals
This 10-year study in Boston, Massachusetts, analyzed the discrepancies between the mortality rates of the unsheltered homeless population versus the sheltered homeless population.
Product of Progression: Gotta keep moving
Tyrone Chisholm Jr. writes this series to demonstrate the challenges and opportunities
he has found while homeless, employed and enrolled in higher education in our
nation’s capital.
Pilot project will bring high-tech health service to homeless patients
Behavioral health specialist Richard Bebout is piloting a comprehensive high-tech project to provide care services to homeless patients with a complicated physical or mental health history.
Excessive heat is especially dangerous for people experiencing homelessness
The Northeast is experiencing a heat wave. What resources are available to help D.C.’s homeless community cope?
As living with HIV becomes more common, affordable housing remains out of reach for many seniors
As treatment for HIV has improved over the years, federal funding dedicated to housing for HIV-positive people has not. Service providers are struggling to help new people in need as others continue to age and housing costs skyrocket.
Perception or Reality: Can we make it right?
Artist/Vendor Robert Williams asks how the problem of veteran homelessness can be solved.
Health clinic expands to keep pace with poverty
D.C. nonprofit Community of Hope reopened its redesigned health clinic in Adams Morgan after two years of renovation. The new clinic has more facilities and specialized resources to serve the immigrant and asylee communities in Ward 1.
D.C. implements ‘Right Care, Right Now’ line to free up emergency rooms and better patient outcomes
On April 19, Mayor Muriel Bowser launched ‘Right Care, Right Now,’ an initiative by D.C. Fire and Emergency Services that transfers non-emergency 911 calls to nurses at clinics around the city. The program was launched to preserve the resources of District hospitals for medical emergencies, and connect patients in non-emergency situations with more effective care.
D.C. Council reviews access to parks, jobs, business and education for people with disabilities
DC residents, disability-rights advocates and service providers testified on February 14th during the Committee on Human Service’s Performance Oversight Hearing lead by Chairwoman Brianne Nadeau.
The cost of cancer
Cancer is a very invasive and destructive enemy. Even afterward, attempting to repair and restore the damage caused by the treatment to fight the disease, the body remains broken. It is a very long process. With the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation, you will never be 100 percent, because your immune system is weakened. My father was a victim of this aggressive and deadly disease.
United Nations report: The U.S. has the wealth to end homelessness and chooses not to
United Nations Special Rapporteur Philip Alston visited several locations throughout the United States to observe and report on extreme poverty and its human rights implications.
The recertification process for this low-income medical program results in lapses in patient coverage
Many witnesses at at D.C. Council oversight hearing for the Department of Health criticized D.C. Health Care Alliance.
A wish for my friend and co-worker
A get well letter from the Street Sense Media Team to Toni, a Street Sense vendor.
Perception or reality: Our seniors
Robert Williams calls for increased care towards homeless senior citizens, sharing an experience he had with a homeless friend recently.
D.C. budget cuts mean this nonprofit can’t serve as many hot meals
After budget cuts last October, Thrive DC has cut its hot meals offered from five days a week to three days a week, as well as decreased the hours that clients may use the facilities. Clients and staff alike said they are upset about these changes, but have been working to adjust to the new schedule.
Long year, Long road
Scott Lovell talks about the health problems he has had in 2017
Seeking Justice: Cory Booker talks housing, environment & employment for all
Street Sense Media Vendor Aida Peery interviews Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) about jobs, homelessness, the housing crisis, health care, incarceration and more.
Surviving the Cold
Dwayne Butler talks about the difficulties of being homeless in cold weather.
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5:30 pm
Home for the Homeless: Funk and ...
@ Howard Theater
Home for the Homeless: Funk and ...
@ Howard Theater
Dec 16 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 am
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