April 23, 2020

Surveying Tenants of Permanent Supportive Housing in Skid Row about COVID-19

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

• Survey results collected from about 550 permanent supportive housing (PSH) tenants in Los Angeles, CA show that nearly all were aware of COVID-19, and that 65% considered it to be a very serious threat. The authors suggest that in order to continue supportive services while maintaining social distance, PSH providers should consider telehealth and find new ways to provide resources such as food and medication while emphasizing the importance of ongoing disease surveillance and proactive protective measures in this setting. 

Henwood et al. (Apr 22, 2020). Surveying Tenants of Permanent Supportive Housing in Skid Row about COVID-19. Pre-print downloaded Apr 23 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.17.20070052