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Peer-reviewedCC BY 4.0JAMA Network Open

Disparities in Heat-Related Injuries Among People Experiencing Homelessness

  • Lucie Richard1
  • Luis Palma2
  • Stephen W. Hwang1,3,4
  • Refik Saskin2
4 affiliations
  1. 1MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  2. 2ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  3. 3Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  4. 4Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Abstract

This cohort study examines whether people experiencing homelessness in Ontario, Canada, have higher rates of heat-related injury than people not experiencing homelessness.

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@article{richard2026disparities,
  title = {{Disparities in Heat-Related Injuries Among People Experiencing Homelessness}},
  author = {Lucie Richard and Luis Palma and Stephen W. Hwang and Refik Saskin},
  journal = {JAMA Network Open},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.37190},
  url = {https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2854765},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Disparities in Heat-Related Injuries Among People Experiencing Homelessness
AU  - Lucie Richard
AU  - Luis Palma
AU  - Stephen W. Hwang
AU  - Refik Saskin
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/02
JO  - JAMA Network Open
DO  - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.37190
UR  - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2854765
AB  - This cohort study examines whether people experiencing homelessness in Ontario, Canada, have higher rates of heat-related injury than people not experiencing homelessness.
SN  - 2574-3805
ER  -