Doctors Without Walls – Santa Barbara Street Medicine Vaccinates Homeless, Farm Workers
Housing and Development Newsletter At its site-specific street clinics, locations without brick-and-mortar structures, DWW–SBSM has annually served more than 500 unduplicated patients and had 1,370 medical encounters, ranging from respiratory diseases to women’s healthcare to mental health counseling and other services. Studies show that those experiencing unsheltered homelessness are significantly more likely to have reoccurring and life-threatening health conditions compared to the general population or people living in shelters. “Many of the homeless clients served by DWW are CenCal ...