HSCO 500 : HOMELESSNESS, HEALTH
CARE, SCHOOLS, FAITH-BASED AGENCIES
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What steps can be taken to reduce homelessness?.
Answer: -Housing as a human right. Providing housing first can be very
therapeutic for homeless individuals-Permanent supportive housing
especially useful for those with mental illness-Living wages-Increase
affordable housing
◍ HUDs section 8 housing voucher program is designed for.
Answer: the general population
◍ Health risks of homelessness.
Answer: -Worsening of acute and chronic conditions. Respiratory illnesses,
injuries, infections, HTN, asthma, diabetes, and mental illness.-Homeless
3-4x more likely to die prematurely.-Life expectancy as low as 41
y/o-Average of 4 days longer per hospital stay-Higher rates of
communicable disease
◍ the behavioral/enviornmental model describes the possible progression of
substance use through five stages.
Answer: absitnence, experimentation, social/recreational use, habituation,
abuse, addiction
◍ the first hospice, S
T. Christopher's hospice of London was founded in. 1967 by.
Answer: dame Cicely sanders
◍ therpaeutic board games often used in school settings are defined to
, encourage which of the following.
Answer: delaying gratification and managing impluse control
◍ early in human history mental illness was commonly believed to be cause
by.
Answer: demonic possession
◍ the group most likely to be homeless and to suffer from some mental illness
is.
Answer: African american single men and veterans
◍ the disabilities education act required that public schools provide.
Answer: free and appropriate public education to all school aged children
between the ages of 3 and 21, regardless of their disability
◍ Socioeconomic gradient.
Answer: The lower your socioeconomic position, the worse your health.-3x
the risk of dying before the age of 65-Infants twice as likely to die during
their first year-Poorest 8% bear 25% of the burden of "excess" death
◍ Impact of stress.
Answer: Those with lower socioeconomic standing have higher levels of
stress.Chronic stress leads to system overload and activation of psychosocial
factors, which lead to autonomic, neuroendocrine, and immunological
responses. Linked to cardiovascular disease, preterm birth, cancer, HTN,
and diabetes.
◍ during the early years of the HIV/AIDS crisis, the role of the medical human
service professional focused almost exclusively on.
Answer: the crisis of receiving a terminal diagnosis
◍ Chronically homeless.
Answer: Unaccompanied homeless individual with a disabling condition
who has been continuously homeless for a year or more. orAn
unaccompanied individual with a disabling condition who has had at least
four episodes of homelessness in the past 3 years.
CARE, SCHOOLS, FAITH-BASED AGENCIES
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What steps can be taken to reduce homelessness?.
Answer: -Housing as a human right. Providing housing first can be very
therapeutic for homeless individuals-Permanent supportive housing
especially useful for those with mental illness-Living wages-Increase
affordable housing
◍ HUDs section 8 housing voucher program is designed for.
Answer: the general population
◍ Health risks of homelessness.
Answer: -Worsening of acute and chronic conditions. Respiratory illnesses,
injuries, infections, HTN, asthma, diabetes, and mental illness.-Homeless
3-4x more likely to die prematurely.-Life expectancy as low as 41
y/o-Average of 4 days longer per hospital stay-Higher rates of
communicable disease
◍ the behavioral/enviornmental model describes the possible progression of
substance use through five stages.
Answer: absitnence, experimentation, social/recreational use, habituation,
abuse, addiction
◍ the first hospice, S
T. Christopher's hospice of London was founded in. 1967 by.
Answer: dame Cicely sanders
◍ therpaeutic board games often used in school settings are defined to
, encourage which of the following.
Answer: delaying gratification and managing impluse control
◍ early in human history mental illness was commonly believed to be cause
by.
Answer: demonic possession
◍ the group most likely to be homeless and to suffer from some mental illness
is.
Answer: African american single men and veterans
◍ the disabilities education act required that public schools provide.
Answer: free and appropriate public education to all school aged children
between the ages of 3 and 21, regardless of their disability
◍ Socioeconomic gradient.
Answer: The lower your socioeconomic position, the worse your health.-3x
the risk of dying before the age of 65-Infants twice as likely to die during
their first year-Poorest 8% bear 25% of the burden of "excess" death
◍ Impact of stress.
Answer: Those with lower socioeconomic standing have higher levels of
stress.Chronic stress leads to system overload and activation of psychosocial
factors, which lead to autonomic, neuroendocrine, and immunological
responses. Linked to cardiovascular disease, preterm birth, cancer, HTN,
and diabetes.
◍ during the early years of the HIV/AIDS crisis, the role of the medical human
service professional focused almost exclusively on.
Answer: the crisis of receiving a terminal diagnosis
◍ Chronically homeless.
Answer: Unaccompanied homeless individual with a disabling condition
who has been continuously homeless for a year or more. orAn
unaccompanied individual with a disabling condition who has had at least
four episodes of homelessness in the past 3 years.
