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If you want to help people heal, you have to go to where they are. That’s part of Dr. Jim Wither’s philosophy on medicine that led him beneath the bridges of Pittsburgh to help an extremely vulnerable population: the homeless. Dr. Jim’s take on what he calls Street Medicine involves taking the time to gain…

This weekend the Street Medicine Phoenix (SMP) team, packed more than 140 Care Kits for Phoenix’s Homeless population. In addition, to providing a Care Kit packet to each homeless individual, a health needs assessment will be conducted, to learn more about the specific services (i.e., health, transportation, housing, etc.) that each homeless individual needs, in…

According to the Point-in-Time (PIT) Count report conducted by the Maricopa Association of Governments, on the night of January 23, 2017, there were 5,605 people experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County. Of these, 2,059 individuals were living in unsheltered situations (i.e., living on the streets). In response to these alarming statistics, Justin Zeien and Jeffery Hanna,…