Promoting Personal Safety During Outreach, Shelter, and Home Visits
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Description:
This is a technical assistance document form Public Health-Seattle & King County Health Care for the Homeless Network (HCHN). Its purpose is to provide recommendations, sample polices from other organizations, and guidance to HCHN contractors and HCHN providers that will promote safe behaviors and activities during field visits. a field visit may include a visits for the purpose of outreach and engagement of the client, or for the provision of health care services in the streets, in the community, in shelters or in homes. The document is divided into three sections: Promoting Safety: (1)Steps for employers and Employees Can Take. (2) Safety Strategies for Lone Staff on field visits and (3) Avoiding Risks to Personal Safety during Field Visits. (HCHN)
Type of Resource:
Report
Organization:
Health Care for the Homeless Network (HCHN)
Date Issued:
2007
Location:
Seattle, WA
Phone:
206-296-5091