@article{ced9b4127682409e91ab75975355071a,
title = "Improving post-hospital care for people who are homeless: Community-based participatory research to community-based action",
abstract = "This article discusses how community-based participatory research (CBPR) on hospital care transitions in New Haven, Connecticut led to the development of a new medical respite program to better serve patients who are homeless. Key insights include:. •Homelessness is an important driver of hospital utilization and must be addressed in efforts to decrease hospital readmissions.•Hospitals and community organizations often serve a shared patient/client base and can work together to develop innovative programs that are beneficial to all parties.•Community-based participatory research methods are particularly conducive to producing research that is translatable to policy and new programs.•Targeted dissemination of research results played a pivotal role in securing resources and funding for the new program.",
keywords = "Community-based participatory research, Homelessness, Hospital readmissions",
author = "Doran, {Kelly M.} and Greysen, {S. Ryan} and Alison Cunningham and Kathleen Tynan-McKiernan and Lucas, {Georgina I.} and Rosenthal, {Marjorie S.}",
note = "Funding Information: Financial support was provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation , the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation , Yale School of Medicine , and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs . The funders had no role in the design or conduct of the research. We also thank the clients of Columbus House, Inc. for sharing their experiences, and the Respite Task Force members and numerous other staff at Columbus House and Yale-New Haven Hospital who contributed to this project. Funding Information: We have already observed positive effects of the respite program on the hospital and community. Enthusiasm for the new program has spread from Task Force members to others in their respective organizations; for example, YNHH healthcare providers have expressed that, whereas they previously felt that caring for homeless patients was frustrating and futile, they now feel more hopeful and empowered to make a difference in the lives of these patients. As mentioned earlier, a formal evaluation of the respite program is underway as part of a National Health Care for the Homeless Council study funded by the CMMI. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 Elsevier Inc.. Copyright: Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2015",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.hjdsi.2015.07.006",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "3",
pages = "238--244",
journal = "Healthcare",
issn = "2213-0764",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
number = "4",
}