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Focus Session

Housing is Health: A Health System's Approach to Housing and Community Partnership

Friday, April 24, 2026
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM PT
Location: Regatta, Level 4
Substance use is prevalent among persons experiencing homelessness, and this session aims to present a multi-pronged approach to addressing housing insecurity in an urban safety net healthcare system. We will discuss implementation barriers and facilitators and operational wins and pitfalls, with a focus on individuals using substances. The challenges and successes of these interventions will be highlighted, so attendees may use them as models to explore in their own communities.

Learning Objectives:

Learners will be able to:
  • Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the prevalence of substance use among homeless populations, with substance use as potentially both causal and a consequence of homelessness.
  • Upon completion, participants will be able to define medical respite and permanent supportive housing, and their roles in a comprehensive strategy to end homelessness.
  • Upon completion, participants will be able to explain the role of both traditional recovery homes and non-traditional recovery-oriented transitional housing programs for individuals with a substance use disorder.
Disclosure(s):
Juleigh Nowinski Konchak, MD MPH FASAM: No financial relationships to disclose
Lydia Karch, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose
Chante Gamby, LCSW: No financial relationships to disclose
Vauna Hernandez, NCRS, CPRS: No financial relationships to disclose
Cayse M. Powell, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose
Keiki Hinami, MD MS: No financial relationships to disclose
Sonia Roxo, BSN, RN: No financial relationships to disclose