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A Web‐Based P ersonal H ealth I nformation S ystem for Homeless Youth and Young Adults
Author(s) -
Dang Michelle T.,
Whitney Kimberley D.,
Virata Maria Catrina D.,
Binger Melissa M.,
Miller Elizabeth
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2011.00998.x
Subject(s) - gerontology , psychology , advertising , medicine , business
Runaway and homeless youth face multiple challenges to their health and experience inadequate access to health care services. This article describes a Web‐based P ersonal H ealth I nformation S ystem ( PHIS ) called Healthshack that was specifically designed to improve health care access and health outcomes for runaway and homeless youth at a community‐based agency that served homeless youth and young adults up to age 24. The program was developed in partnership with homeless youth and piloted by public health nurses. Preliminary findings from the program indicate that a PHIS is acceptable to runaway and homeless youth and feasible to incorporate into the flow of a youth agency. Thus, a PHIS may be an innovative model of service delivery for other marginalized populations.