S2E4: Street Medicine, Housing First, and Reaching the Unhoused | Cat Cruz & Dr. Craig Borne

About this episode

This episode discusses a new initiative in Birmingham that provides healthcare directly to the streets for the unhoused population.

What happens when you take healthcare out of the clinic and bring it directly to the streets? Welcome back to Season 2 of The Shield Podcast! In this episode, Nicole sits down with Cat Cruz (One Roof) and Dr. Craig Bourne (Cahaba Medical Care) to discuss a groundbreaking new initiative in Birmingham: Care for Our Journey. This interdisciplinary street medicine coalition combines housing navigation, addiction resources, and holistic medical care to meet the unhoused population exactly wh...

People in this episode

Host: Nicole

Guests: Cat Cruz, Dr. Craig Bourne

Topics covered

• street medicine
• housing first
• unhoused population
• addiction resources
• holistic medical care

Keywords

• street medicine
• housing first
• unhoused
• addiction resources
• holistic care

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: One Roof, Cahaba Medical Care, Care for Our Journey

Places: Birmingham

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