#anyway admitting ppl to emergency rooms and hospitals bc of a lack of accessible preventative care | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

llycaons · 20 days ago

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working in healthcare is absolutely heartbreaking bc of the number of illnesses and accidents and tragic social situations you see just because of lack of shelter or money...like I don't see it so much directly anymore bc of my specific unit but in school it was omnipresent. and the 'solutions' we could offer were insulting. they were a joke. what they needed was guaranteed safe shelter and food and transportation! like beyond being guaranteed basic preventative healthcare which they should have anyway, literally the basic foundation of being physically well is having SHELTER...

#my brother works with an organization that helps young adults find housing and you have to jump through so many hoops to even apply #like they house...six people? at once?#the safety nets we have are incredibly small #and geared towards people with resources already -#already in school or working. already have a car and savings. can't really be disabled or mentally ill #it's disgusting. and he knows it too!#anyway admitting ppl to emergency rooms and hospitals bc of a lack of accessible preventative care #is a very well-known phenomenon in public health. and it's incredibly common in the us #cor.txt

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