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Patient and BP devices characteristics separated according to over- or underestimation.
<p>Patient and BP devices characteristics separated according to over- or underestimation.</p
Scatterplots of actual mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures with the two methods.
<p>Lines are drawn, for illustration purposes only, through a threshold of 140 mm Hg (for systolic) and 80 mm Hg (for diastolic).</p
Seeking shelter : homelessness and COVID-19
Those experiencing homelessness in Canada are impacted inequitably by COVID-19 due to their
increased exposure, vulnerability of environment and medical comorbidities, and their lack of access
to preventive care and treatment in the context of the pandemic. In shelter environments one is
unable to effectively physically distance, maintain hygiene, obtain a test, or isolate. As a result, unique
strategies are required for this population to protect them and those who serve them.
Recommendations are provided to reduce or prevent further negative consequences from the
COVID-19 pandemic for people experiencing homelessness. These recommendations were informed
by a systematic review of the literature, as well as a jurisdictional scan. Where evidence did not exist,
expert consensus from key providers and those experiencing homelessness throughout Canada was
included. These recommendations recognize the need for short-term interventions to mitigate the
immediate risk to this community, including coordination of response, appropriate precautions and
protective equipment, reducing congestion, cohorting, testing, case and contact management strategies, dealing with outbreaks, isolation centres, and immunization. Longer-term recommendations
are also provided with a view to ending homelessness by addressing the root causes of homelessness
and by the provision of adequate subsidized and supportive housing through a Housing First strategy.
It is imperative that meaningful changes take place now in how we serve those experiencing homelessness and how we mitigate specific vulnerabilities. These recommendations call for intersectoral, collaborative engagement to work for solutions targeted towards protecting the most vulnerable
within our community through both immediate actions and long-term planning to eliminate
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