Association of Homelessness With Emergency Department Use Among Children in New York

Lawrence Chang; Amanda M Stewart; Katherine Kester; Giselle Routhier; Kenneth A Michelson

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0478

Association of Homelessness With Emergency Department Use Among Children in New York

JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Jun 1;177(6):637-640. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0478.

Authors

Lawrence Chang¹, Amanda M Stewart¹, Katherine Kester², Giselle Routhier³, Kenneth A Michelson¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
³ Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study uses statewide data to evaluate the association of homelessness with emergency department use patterns of children in New York.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Child
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Ill-Housed Persons*
New York / epidemiology
Social Problems

Grants and funding

K08 HS026503/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States