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Statement on Sears Lane and Encampments for People Experiencing Homelessness
CVOEO opposes the forced removal of encampments where individuals and families experiencing homelessness live.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
These past months of the pandemic have driven home the point that we can and need to do much better as a society for people who are homeless and living in deep poverty. We realize that the people who work in shelters and emergency housing facilities play a vital role in medical prevention, medical care and public health, but this is something that the medical community and most of society by and large neglect to acknowledge.
It is time to vaccinate people experiencing homelessness
People experiencing homelessness are much more likely than the general population to have chronic medical conditions along with mental health and substance use conditions.