Session 5: Group 18 red and blue

Common medical conditions among the homeless were prioritized using a scale from 1 (least important) to 10 (most important). Scores were collected before the discussion (blue) and after the discussion (red) and averaged.

ALLOCATION OF LIMITED RESOURCES FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT

Medical Expenses Budget

Chronic Health Conditions

Psychiatric Illness $3,000 3 people of 1 month treatmentRequirements: Under the age of the 30,Shortest duration of illness

Alcohol Treatment

Drug Treatment

Acute Infectious Diseases

Physical Assault

Sexual Assault $5,000 10 people of short term treatmentRequirements: Under the age of 20

1 meal or less $2,000 1/day for 10 days for all 200 guest

Acute non-infectious

Tuberculosis

Total $10,000

Session 5: Group 18 red and blue

Medical Expenses Budget

Chronic Health Conditions

Psychiatric Illness

Alcohol Treatment

Drug Treatment

Acute Infectious Diseases $400 – 100 doses of antibiotics

Physical Assault

Sexual Assault $7000 – short term medical care for 14 people

1 meal or less $2600 – feeds 200 people once a week for 3 months

Acute non-infectious

Tuberculosis

Total

Session 5: Group 18 red and blue