No One Should Homeless Be Marginalized Essay

No One Should Be Marginalized

Homeless, a term that should be referred to as houseless, with respect to the fact that they do indeed have a place they call home but don’t actually have the characteristic and basic needs that a physical house may have. Being face-to-face, interacting and understanding houseless families/individuals over a span of a year and a half through my public health research in “identifying challenges in accessing healthcare among houseless families” has expanded my knowledge on how severe the issue on houselessness is at the state, national and global level as well. What I found during my study of the population in Hawaii, primarily in urban Honolulu was similar to a study done in the Journal of Advanced Nursing on “The perceptions of homeless people regarding their healthcare needs and
Where participants in the study felt very discouraged from seeking health care the second time around due to the fact they may have had a bad experience from healthcare professionals when they had been given inappropriate or unfeasible health related advice or care. Attitudes of healthcare professionals and generally society maybe difficult to deal with especially when assumptions are often made because of one’s houseless status. These assumptions could result in them feeling as if they are worthless, thus may cause them to lose overall confidence, develop mental issues over time which could lead to social isolation and a decline in one’s overall health. When the houseless population begin to feel marginalized and their problems are ineffectively addressed or even experience difficulties accessing healthcare, it is when it can have a profoundly negative impact on their health-seeking behavior and engagement and ultimately their health, which