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. 2024 Sep 30:2024:10.31478/202409f.
doi: 10.31478/202409f. eCollection 2024.

Tenth Annual DC Public Health Case Challenge: A Public Health Approach to Improve the Health of Women Experiencing Homelessness in DC

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Tenth Annual DC Public Health Case Challenge: A Public Health Approach to Improve the Health of Women Experiencing Homelessness in DC

Amy Geller et al. NAM Perspect. .
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Conflict-of-Interest Disclosures: None disclosed.

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FIGURE 1. Solution: A Mobile Medical–Legal Partnership
SOURCE: Developed by Georgetown University authors.
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FIGURE 2. The Social Ecological Model
SOURCE: Developed by Georgetown University authors.
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FIGURE 3. Community Partners in Sexual and Reproductive Health
SOURCE: Developed by Georgetown University authors.
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FIGURE 4. DC HEAL Legal Intervention
SOURCE: Developed by Georgetown University authors.
FIGURE 5
FIGURE 5. Pillar Three – TESHA Application
SOURCE: Developed by George Mason University authors.

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