While the COVID-19 pandemic has strained this country’s health care system in innumerable ways, a critical challenge is how to best support the health care needs of individuals experiencing homelessness. California’s Santa Clara County, where many homeless individuals in the Bay Area reside, has been a leader, fueled by its early surge of COVID-19 infections.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has strained this country’s health care system in innumerable ways, a critical challenge is how to best support the health care needs of individuals experiencing homelessness. California’s Santa Clara County, where many homeless individuals in the Bay Area reside, has been a leader, fueled by its early surge of COVID-19 infections.