COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR SHOW DETERMINING THE HEALTH STATUS AND RISK FACTORS OF PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESS IN MARICOPA COUNTY

Introduction/Purpose: This paper describes the process of the community needs assessment phase of program implementation for the Student Health Outreach for Wellness (SHOW) clinic. Homeless individuals are more likely (than non homeless individuals) to experience serious illness, depression and mental illness. Access to health care has been identified as a barrier to receiving appropriate health care to manage the diseases and conditions clients may have.