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Introducing a Brand-new Fundraising Event
 

 

Our Luncheon & Forum—Unhoused & Unhealthy—Barriers & Strategies to Healthcare addresses the cycle that many unhoused people go through for medical needs. This repeated cycle through ER's, clinics, hospitals, and facilities only to return once more to the streets is ineffective. We know there is a 60% higher mortality rate for these individuals that those that are housed. In January, 539 people were sleeping outdoors or in cars in RI alone. It's time we acknowledge the disparities, barriers and find strategies and solutions.

 

This event will feature a panel comprised of professionals who are developing creative ways to bring healthcare to the unhoused. Join us to learn how they are applying these strategies in their work and how you can too.
 
 

Our Panelists:

 

Dr. Nithin Paul, Thundermist Health Center

 

Eileen Hayes, Amos House

 

Michelle Taylor, Community Care Alliance

 

Madeline Lessing, Boston Medical Center
 
 

Event Details:

 

Thursday, April 25,2024 from 11:00am-1:00pm

 

River Falls Restaurant

74 South Main Street, Woonsocket, RI



$45, includes lunch & 2 NASW-RI CEUs
 
 

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