At a glance
- Access data and publications by CDC authors about people who experience homelessness.
- There are multiple agencies that capture information on housing and homelessness status in the U.S.
- This resource provides a list of publications by CDC authors on homelessness and health, including infectious and non-infectious diseases and homelessness and public health systems.
Overview
Several organizations capture information on housing status or homelessness in the U.S.
- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is conducted each year in communities across the U.S. Information is collected and a count is taken of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night, typically in January. To see data from the latest PIT count, visit: AHAR Reports (HUD USER)
- The U.S. Department of Education collects data on youth through school information during the academic year. For more information, visit: National Center for Homeless Education.
- CDC includes questions about housing instability and homelessness in numerous surveys and surveillance systems such including: the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System (NHBS), and the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).
Publications by CDC authors
Articles by CDC on homelessness and infectious diseases
Homelessness and mpox
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report / Vol. 72 / No. 9 / P. 227–231
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report / Vol. 71 / No. 44 / P. 1412–1417
Homelessness and COVID-19 and other coronaviruses
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report / Vol. 70 / No. 48 / P. 1676–1678
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report / Vol. 69 / No. 17 / P. 521–522
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report / Vol. 69 / No. 17 / P. 523–526
Homelessness and pneumococcal diseases
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report / Vol. 72 / No. 46 / P. 1277–1278
Homelessness and influenza viruses, rhinovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus
Homelessness and HIV
MMWR Supplements / Vol. 73 / No. 1 / P. 40–50
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report / Vol. 68 / No. 10 / P. 253–254
Homelessness and hepatitis A
Homelessness and tuberculosis
Homelessness and group A Streptococcus
Homelessness and shigella
Homelessness and sexually transmitted infections
Homelessness and louse- or flea-borne infections
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report / Vol. 72 / No. 42 / P. 1147–1148
Homelessness and meningococcal disease
Homelessness and other pathogens
Articles by CDC on homelessness and non-infectious outcomes
Homelessness and substance use
Homelessness and displacement
Homelessness and cancer
Homelessness and health communication, behaviors, and experiences
Articles by CDC on housing, homelessness, and public health systems
Housing First, permanent supportive housing, rental assistance
Homelessness and public health and clinical systems, definitions, and data sources
MMWR Supplements / Vol. 72 / No. 1 / P. 29–36
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