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Nov 20 2021
Running Head: HEALTHCARE 1
HEALTHCARE 9
HOMELESSNESS IN HALIFAX: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL
Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Key Insights on Homelessness: Halifax 3
Rationale for Developing Advocacy Programs 4
The Plan: Stakeholders and Assets 5
The Objectives 5
Strategies, Activities and Indicators 6
Program Evaluation 6
Grievance Management: New Interventions and addressing counterargument 7
Final Assessment: Conclusion 8
References 9
Introduction
Social determinants of care include a variety of issues that need formal addressing at the planning and execution, both levels of interventions. In fact, a great deal of changes has taken place over the past two years since the pandemic out
eak of Covid-19 has hit the world. Most of the government and private both types of interventions plans now essentially include preventive measures taken against this virus (Leviten-Reid, Hughes& Wu, 2021).
In the context of detailing the public health and social issues, homelessness in Halifax needs policy implications to deal with the issue of homelessness at both, social and public health level. The following proposal deals with Halifax based homelessness and how some of the key policy indicators such as decision making, effective implementation of the policies to affordable housing, dealing with the potential sources of homelessness as well as responses of the governments should take place.
Key Insights on Homelessness: Halifax
At first, it is significant to note here the major highlights of the homelessness in Halifax before developing the well-guided advocacy based intervention plan. The number of homeless people, as per the Halifax municipal data projection, is 418,out of which male percentage is slightly higher than females.
There are 341 males, in this context, who are homeless. At the same time, non-binary recognized individuals are 10 and there are three individuals, whose sources are unknown (Quinton, Ostberg& Duinker, 2020). This number has fluctuated in the last one year, depending upon the enrolment of the homeless individuals into various intervention programs through affordable housing schemes.
The target population for the cu
ent intervention plan is adults who are homeless in Halifax and there are some likely sources, whichmake them vulnerable to homelessness. The first reason is linked closely to the lack of employment; youth that is not able to ca
y out their expanse result in lacking participation in the various housing schemes even if they are affordable to them.
The unemployment is one of the major sources behind homelessness and it even ends up in home wrecks due to the insufficient coordination between the families (Leviten-Reid et al., 2021). The adults are taken to the shelters and care homes but that is temporary a
angement, pertaining to have objectives of giving random relief to homeless adults.
The need is to develop integrated housing schemes, through whichlong-term objectives of homelessness are addressed effectively. At the same time, long-term interventions also refer to the various health issues emerging from the homelessness such as substance abuse and many other relatable diseases in this context. What make such programs to be implemented in the modern context are the post effects of the Covid-19 as well.
Rationale for Developing Advocacy Programs
The rationale behind developing the present intervention program to deal with homelessness is driven from the post pandemic situation in Halifax as well as in the rest of Canada (Steenberg, Duinker& Nitoslawski, 2019). The Covid-19 protocols include following the norms of social distancing as much as possible because that is one of the most effective ways to keep the virus spread under control.
However, people who are homeless present direct threat to a large number of population living in Halifax .They are free to roam anywhere and they have no residing destinations, making the vicinity where they exist vulnerable to the virus out
eak. It is significant to provide housing to all with regard to maintain the status of public health well in order.
For homeless individuals, healthcare is a big issue and nurses must be aware of the wide range of health issues they face, as well as the multiple hurdles they may face in obtaining any type of healthcare (Weerasinghe& Campbell, 2021). The nurse must prioritise the care of people, treat them as individuals and respect their dignity, according to The Nursing and Midwifery Council's (2008) Code of Conduct. They must also collaborate with others to preserve and promote the health and well-being of persons in their care, as well as serve as an advocate to help them obtain the necessary health and social services, as well as information and support.
Additionally, Canada has seen massive number of migrants appearing for work in the past one decade; management of various needs and expectations of this population is one of the major issues. The number of migrants have increased primarily in Ontario and British Columbia region however, it is likely possible that this number would grow and expand into other regions as well (Quinton et al., 2020).
Perceiving their needs for affordable housing will have major impacts in developing settling programs. The condition of ‘being homeless’ is also added to this migration because when their needs and expectations from the system are not met, migrants have to spend their life in a homeless situation and it is, again, a potential cause for emerging public health concern.
For a multitude of reasons, homelessness increases the chance of getting Covid-19. People who do not have access to shelter have a reduced ability to avoid infection. If they become ill, their transience makes it difficult to maintain long-term contact for medical monitoring (Wu& Karabanow, 2020). Furthermore, many people, who are homeless, have pre-existing health problems that compromise their immunity.
Besides, they may not seek or have access to medical care. The public health advice for reducing infection risks, such as self-isolation and social distancing, is based on having access to a private house. Failure to adhere to these standards...