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Street Medicine Reaches Unhoused Angelenos, Housing Gap Persists
Original: Street Medicine Brings Care to Unhoused Angelenos — But Housing Remains the Missing Prescription
Street medicine teams in Los Angeles are delivering medical care directly to unhoused residents, treating people where they live on sidewalks and in encampments. Providers and advocates welcome the outreach but stress that healthcare alone cannot solve the crisis, arguing that without stable housing, patients' health problems will keep returning. The debate highlights the limits of mobile care in addressing homelessness.
Why now: Ongoing concern over Los Angeles homelessness and the limits of medical-only interventions keeps the story in discussion.
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- Street Medicine Brings Care to Unhoused Angelenos — But Housing Remains the Missing Prescription · The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
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