Homelessness Exercise-Kelin Stanley-2.
What is a major community health issue related to/caused by Homelessness provide rationale for the selected issue? Response - Living in groups, crowding, environmental stresses, and poor nutrition predisposes homeless people to infection of the upper respiratory tract. Tuberculosis has become a major health problem among the homeless population. More than 5% of people with tuberculosis reported being homeless within the year prior to diagnosis (CDC, 2018). One can speculate that there are many more homeless people with Tuberculosis that are not receiving treatment. In other studies where random homeless individuals were tested with the TB skin test there were 48% that had a
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