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How many homeless people in the US are dying per day under such conditions?

by kushti 8y ago

himynameisdom 8y ago
This may be a good place to start: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5739436/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5739436/ Conclusion: Our results indicate excessive mortality among the homeless as well as the weak and rather typical influence of atmospheric conditions on mortality rates in this subpopulation, except for a greater risk of cold related deaths than in the general population... Deaths caused by hypothermia were thirteen-fold more frequently recorded among the homeless than for the general population. A relative risk of death for a homeless person even in moderate cold stress conditions is higher (RR = 1.84) than in thermoneutral conditions.
dgzl 8y ago
Some for sure, I've heard plenty of news about incidences. Sub-freezing isn't too bad though, especially with layers and a good sleeping bag. The worst happens if you get wet or are exposed to wind.
peterwwillis 8y ago
Averaged? 1.9 per day, 700 yearly. https://nationalhomeless.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Winter_weather_report.pdf https://nationalhomeless.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Wint... Throughout the US from 1999 to 2011, an average of about 1,301 per year (but not exclusive to homeless). https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6151a6.htm https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6151a6.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr076.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr076.pdf Also there was an average of 658 deaths per year due to heat or humidity (again, not exclusively homeless). https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/prolonged-exposure-to-heat-cho/26887488 https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/prolonged-exposu... These deaths are mostly preventable by just giving people a room to sit in that's warmer/colder than the outside air, for a very small number of nights/days. An outreach program during these periods of extreme temperatures could have a big impact.
justtopost 8y ago
In the past, I notice cold snaps affect southern homeless more. Those up north know how to prepare for -20, some down south might not survive an overnight freeze.

How many homeless people in the US are dying per day under such conditions?

by kushti 8y ago

How many homeless people in the US are dying per day under such conditions?

This may be a good place to start: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5739436/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5739436/ Conclusion: Our results indicate excessive mortality among the homeless as well as the weak and rather typical influence of atmospheric conditions on mortality rates in this subpopulation, except for a greater risk of cold related deaths than in the general population... Deaths caused by hypothermia were thirteen-fold more frequently recorded among the homeless than for the general population. A relative risk of death for a homeless person even in moderate cold stress conditions is higher (RR = 1.84) than in thermoneutral conditions.

dgzl 8y ago

Some for sure, I've heard plenty of news about incidences. Sub-freezing isn't too bad though, especially with layers and a good sleeping bag. The worst happens if you get wet or are exposed to wind.

peterwwillis 8y ago

Averaged? 1.9 per day, 700 yearly. https://nationalhomeless.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Winter_weather_report.pdf https://nationalhomeless.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Wint... Throughout the US from 1999 to 2011, an average of about 1,301 per year (but not exclusive to homeless). https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6151a6.htm https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6151a6.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr076.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr076.pdf Also there was an average of 658 deaths per year due to heat or humidity (again, not exclusively homeless). https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/prolonged-exposure-to-heat-cho/26887488 https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/prolonged-exposu... These deaths are mostly preventable by just giving people a room to sit in that's warmer/colder than the outside air, for a very small number of nights/days. An outreach program during these periods of extreme temperatures could have a big impact.

justtopost 8y ago

In the past, I notice cold snaps affect southern homeless more. Those up north know how to prepare for -20, some down south might not survive an overnight freeze.