EMxSDOH Lab

Hi everyone! My name is Mindy (@cinnaminndy) and I'm an M2 at the University of Cincinnati reviving the EMxSDOH Lab account! I'm going to be tweeting about the hot topics that are presented at lab meetings and educational opportunities I attend!

I have been evicted before. It is a violent act. It is MUCH harder to get into housing once you have been evicted. After that eviction, it was a full 8 years before my name could be on a lease. We have to prevent evictions if we want to end homelessness.

Often shelters will try to make temporary solutions to problems such as lack of ramps, but these can often be dangerous and cause more harm to those who need ramps. Other common accessibility issues in shelters are listed below.

In Joya's presentation we learned about how shelters are often inaccessible to those with disabilities. It's also difficult to quantify those with disabilities as they are often grouped under the "chronically homeless" category.

Yesterday our scholars, Maxine and Joya (@many_themiles) presented on 2 important topics for our last Hot Topic meeting! Climate change and its effects on those experiencing homelessness and the inaccesibility of homeless shelters

Good morning. I’m at 9 Malcolm X Blvd in Brooklyn where people are expected to be removed from a shelter they’ve lived in for over a year to be put into a congregate shelter where they share their room with 12+ other people.

I was at a midtown hotel yesterday as homeless New Yorkers were forced out. I’m going to share what I witnessed because the level of disregard Dept of Homeless Services showed for people’s health & well being was shocking & I think it’s a window into the damage they do regularly.

Gun violence in Philadelphia is an emergency. The words we use to describe it matter. The actions we take to end it matter. @Eugenia_South and I share our experience in the @PhillyInquirer. inquirer.com/news/gun-viole…

@KellyMDoran @cinnaminndy It's been my pleasure!!

My name is Mindy (@cinnaminndy)! I am running the account this summer and have loved being an EMxSDOH scholar! I am a rising M2 @CincyMedicine. I am passionate about doing my part to eliminate health disparities for marginalized patients! Outside school, I love cooking and art!

Our next lab scholar is the fantastic Joya (@many_themiles)! She is an incoming M1 @sunydownstate medical school. Her interests are reproductive health care access, LGBTQ+ health, and intersections of homelessness x health. She is also one of the directors of @MedSupplyDrive!!

This is a thread highlighting our amazing lab scholars that will be added to each day!

This work focuses on primary care and FQHCs - but there is so much opportunity for my own field #EmergencyMedicine @ACEPNow to address health related social needs #SDOH -- thank you to EM leaders paving the way in this work @EMxSDOH_Lab @SocialEmergMed and others!

Domestic violence is a primary reason families enter housing shelters. Other leading causes include eviction and overcrowding. Great team meeting talk led by @Giselle_Ashley today at @EMxSDOH_Lab

Event tonight on decriminalization of syringe use ⬇️ Thank you Shannon @EMxSDOH_Lab for sharing!

The #COVID19 Crisis in #NewYorkCity has drastically increased the amount of New Yorkers that are housing insecure and experiencing #homelessness. @WeHelpNYC's Tahreem Nawaz dives in to bring us an update. #JulyHomelessRights #HomelessRightsMonth #NYC l8r.it/tNBm

Taking a moment to address social concerns, including access to food and shelter may be more impactful in the long run than for the people we see than simply treating an acute complaint and moving on

In the emergency department, we do so well educating around and treating medical complaints - but we sometimes forget the folks we serve live in environments that force decisions that can negatively impact health