Under the Safety Net: The Health and Social Welfare of the Homeless in the United States - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Linda Keen Scharer received her master's degree in urban planning from New York University. She is presently assistant director of the Department of Community Medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York. In addition to her work with the homeless, Ms. Scharer has written extensively on home health care issues and serves on the editorial board of the PRIDE Institute's Journal of Long-Term Home Health Care.

Barbara A. Conanan is director of the SRO/Homeless Program within the Department of Community Medicine at St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center of New York. She has served in this capacity since January 1983. In addition, Ms. Conanan gives direct patient care as a community health nurse. Prior to her employment at St. Vincent's, she worked at the Manhattan Bowery Corporation as supervisor in an outpatient clinic that provided services to chronic alcoholics.