"Outreach advocates survey finds half of San Francisco’s homeless are unaware of coronavirus outbreak" Kron 4 News segment (This is now a part of The Mandate Future Politicians to Prioritize Homelessness Campaign & Homeless Voices Matter/ Listen to the Voices of the Homeless Campaign) Add a review

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Outreach advocates’ survey finds half of San Francisco’s homeless are unaware of coronavirus outbreak.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) 
by: Amy Larson

Posted: Mar 19, 2020 / 08:32 PM PDT

Updated: Mar 20, 2020 / 11:18 AM PDT


Article Summary:
This news piece from KRON 4 reports on a critical public health issue during the COVID-19 pandemic: the vulnerability of homeless populations in San Francisco who lack awareness of the outbreak and resources to protect themselves.

Key Points Annotation:

Homeless Outreach Efforts: Eric Moseley and Erica Moseley, a father-daughter team of advocates, conducted street outreach in San Francisco's Tenderloin and other impoverished neighborhoods, speaking with over 100 homeless individuals.

Awareness Gap: Approximately 50% of homeless people they surveyed had no knowledge of the COVID-19 outbreak, highlighting a significant information gap in this vulnerable population.

Public Health Guidelines: The article references CDC's four basic prevention steps (hand washing, social distancing, staying home when sick, covering coughs/sneezes) and notes the impossibility of following these guidelines without proper shelter.

Policy Context: Governor Gavin Newsom's statewide home isolation order is mentioned, with Erica Moseley raising the critical question: "What about the people who don't have a door?"

Public Health Concerns: State officials warned that without intervention, the virus could rapidly spread through homeless encampments where social distancing is impossible.

Scale of the Problem: California's homeless population of approximately 150,000 (the largest in the country) was at risk, with Newsom estimating up to 60,000 potential infections among homeless individuals.

Community Response: The Moseleys distributed supplies like hand sanitizer and planned to continue their outreach.

Significance: This article highlights the intersection of homelessness and public health crises, showing how standard pandemic responses fail to address the needs of those without stable housing.

This televised Kron 4 news report was soon after followed up by a second Kron 4 televised news report, "Homeless in Tenderloin more aware of coronavirus, but not of hotel plan"
was a part of what later became 

by: Amy Larson

Posted: Mar 26, 2020 / 07:58 PM PDT

Updated: Mar 26, 2020 / 08:03 PM PDT


Both of these segments used portions of the video Eric Protein Moseley shot on an Iphone which became a part of the documentary he was led by the Almighty to produce , titled "The Homeless Coronavirus Outreach" which Eric and his daughter Erica discussed in a recording that is now a part of The Library of Congress Folk Life Museum, through Story Corps.

https://archive.storycorps.org/interviews/covid-19-homeless-experience-with-father-daughter-advocates-eric-protein-erica-moseley-3/

https://www.kron4.com/news/outreach-advocates-survey-finds-half-of-san-franciscos-homeless-are-unaware-of-coronavirus-outbreak/

https://www.kron4.com/news/homeless-in-tenderloin-more-aware-of-coronavirus-but-not-of-hotel-plan/

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=--JCuP4AYMU

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https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157577994107098&id=100064726268725

https://bookbrainz.org/work/14c48f98-f4db-4bdf-897e-409a95d989f7

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