# Street Medicine Institute - **Website:** - **Primary alias:** `streetmedicine.org` ## Description The Street Medicine Institute (SMI) is a global leader in providing health care to the unsheltered homeless population where they live. SMI facilitates and enhances the direct provision of health care by offering expert training, guidance, and support to communities and clinicians to develop and grow their own Street Medicine programs. With over 140 cities in 27 countries across 6 continents benefiting from their assistance, SMI has become a trusted resource in the field. Street Medicine is a unique approach that delivers health and social services specifically designed for the unsheltered homeless, addressing their unique needs and circumstances. By engaging with individuals where they live – in alleyways, under bridges, or within urban encampments – Street Medicine builds trust and breaks down barriers to care. SMI aims to achieve higher levels of medical, mental health, and social care by providing assertive, coordinated, and collaborative care management. While Street Medicine is not a substitute for primary care, it serves as a form of intermediate home care and strives to connect patients to comprehensive, longitudinal primary care services. The need for Street Medicine is evident as the unsheltered homeless population faces extreme poverty, limited access to health care, and social disenfranchisement. Street people die on average nearly three decades earlier than their housed peers, often due to preventable and treatable chronic medical conditions. Street Medicine programs have proven to be effective in reducing health care costs and mis-utilization patterns, thereby improving access and efficiency for medically complex populations. By joining the Street Medicine Institute, professionals and individuals interested in the movement can come together to provide peer support and share best practices. Through SMI, you can make a difference in the lives of the most vulnerable members of society. ## Industries - ⛑ Health - ⛑ Public Health and Safety _(under Health)_ - 🎗 Community and Society - 🎗 Philanthropy _(under Community and Society)_ ## Links - [twitter](https://twitter.com/StreetMedInst) - [instagram](https://instagram.com/streetmedicineinstitute) - [linkedin](https://linkedin.com/company/street-medicine-institute) - [facebook](https://facebook.com/StreetMedicineInstitute) ## Logos & icons - logo _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idhWazB1iS/w/940/h/297/theme/light/logo.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1778195669560) - icon _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idhWazB1iS/w/1355/h/1355/theme/dark/icon.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1778195669891) ## Colors | Name | Hex | Theme | | --- | --- | --- | | Jaffa | #ed7631 | accent | | Mine Shaft | #333333 | dark | | Picton Blue | #55acee | light | ## Fonts - Comic Sans MS — asset _(custom)_ ## Imagery - banner _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idhWazB1iS/w/1128/h/191/idpdC-OtFh.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1778195669990) --- _Source: _ _See [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) for a full list of agent-readable pages, and [/auth.md](/auth.md) for how agents authenticate._