The Georgia State University School of Public Health recently established a new center to better understand homelessness. The Center on Health and Homelessness will lead community-based research and work with organizations across Atlanta to develop evidence-based solutions to address homelessness.
Although homelessness is often categorized as an economic and social issue, it’s also a serious public health issue. Homelessness can impact one’s mental and physical health. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people experiencing homelessness have an increased risk for non-infectious and infectious diseases.
There’s still so much more to understand about homelessness. GSU professors Dr. Shannon Self-Brown and Dr. April Ballard, who co-lead the Center on Health and Homelessness, says the new center will work to fill in the gaps.
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