Nutrition and Health Services Needs Among the Homeless Many homeless persons eat fewer meals per day, lack food more often, and are more likely to have inadequate diets and poorer nutritional status than housed U.S. populations. Homelessness is a strong predictor for nutrition status and should be evaluated by the health care team when determining discharge planning and follow-up care. Visit the site of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program and read about nutrition status and the homeless.
1. Go to https://www.bhchp.org/BHCHP%20Manual/pages/chapters_sections.html.
2. Scroll down to Part 3, and click on ?Nutritional Issues.? 3. Read the chapter.
Questions: 1. Summarize the article. 2. What are some of issues for homeless people concerning food-related practices?