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Evaluation of an Inner City Public Health Clinic Serving an Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Population
Owens, Leanne McKim, Robert
Owens, Leanne
McKim, Robert
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For people struggling with poverty, addictions, mental illness, and homelessness, there are huge barriers to accessing health care services. Making and keeping appointments, finding transportation, and navigating unfamiliar surroundings often present insurmountable problems for this group. With the majority of new positive HIV and hepatitis C infections being reported from this area and recent syphilis and gonorrhea outbreaks added to the growing list of serious health risks, Capital Health Public Health Division decided to respond in new and innovative ways to these challenges. The Capital Health Primary Care Research and Evaluation Team was engaged to evaluate Public Health’s year-long pilot project — the Inner City Public Health Project (ICPHP). The project was funded by Alberta Lotteries, Capital Health Public Health Division, and in-kind by the Boyle McCauley Health Centre which provided space and utilities (such as power and phone) at no cost to the project. The project was initiated with clients on September 29, 2003 with the following goals established: Collect and disseminate information about demographics, health status and health risk of the inner city population. Test high-risk individuals who aren’t regularly accessing these services. Promote and provide hepatitis A, hepatitis B and influenza immunization. Provide follow-up or access to follow-up services for those clients that test positive for HIV, hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted diseases. Increase continuity of care and access to public health services for highrisk inner city populations. The two main strategies employed to meet the program outcomes were to: Set up mobile outreach clinics in environments that were familiar and accessible to the target population in order to reduce access barriers to a high-risk population. Employ a Community Health Representative to establish a recognizable presence in the community and build trust and relationships with potential clients and partner agencies.
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2005
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