Primary Care for Houston's Homeless
David S. Buck, M.D., M.P.H. receives Luminaries in Leadership in Public Health award from the UT – Houston Health Science Center.

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Success Stories
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Examples of courageous people who are taking steps out of homelessness.

Research and Publications

Our leadership and staff regularly publish articles and make presentations to heathcare and homeless service organizations. A listing and archive is below:

January, 2009
Buck DS, and King BT. Medical Student Self-Efficacy and Attitudes toward Homeless Patients. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(1):32-37. http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2009/01/medu1-0901.html  Accessed January 8, 2009.

January, 2009
Buck, David S. M.D. MPH, and Harris, Carl. Brief Overview of Homelessness in America. (PowerPoint Presentation). LINK

2008
Buck, David S., The Health of Homeless Children. (PowerPoint Presentation) LINK

2008
Buck, David S., et.al., Design and Preliminary Validation of an Instrument fo Measure Medical Student Attitudes Toward the Homeless. LINK

2007
Brown, Carlie, and David S. Buck. Findings for the 2007 Needs Assessment (PowerPoint Presentation). LINK

2006
Rochon, Donna, Buck, David S., Mahata, Kallol, Turley, James P. The Evolution of Goal-Negotiated Care, Health Informatics of Australia, Ltd. LINK

June 2004
National Health Care for the Homeless Annual Conference (New Orleans, LA)
Roundtable Discussion: Research in Homeless Healthcare led by CHANGE Committee member
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June 2004
The Institute for Community Research (ICR) Conference (Hartford, CT)
Paper: Participation of Homeless Patients in the Leadership of a Healthcare Organization
PDF
 
January 2004
30th Anniversary Predoctoral Education Conference of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (New Orleans, LA)
Paper: Health Professionals’ Attitudes Toward the Homeless Inventory (HPATHI) PDF
 
October 2003
North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Conference (Banff, Alberta)
Poster: An Innovative Approach to Giving the Homeless What They Want from Health Care
PDF
 
November 2002
North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Conference (New Orleans, LA)
Poster: Goal-Directed Care: The Homeless Don’t Want What We Want for Them
PDF

July 2002
National Health Care for the Homeless Annual Conference (Chicago, IL)
Poster: Involving Homeless Persons in the Leadership of a Healthcare Organization
PDF
 
February 2001
29th Annual Predoctoral Education Conference of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (Austin, TX)
Poster: A multidisciplinary, learner-centered, student-run clinic for the homeless
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