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 from the Minnesota Department of Health uncovers the mortality rate of people living without stable housing. Among its most significant findings: people who experience homelessness die at three times the rate of the general population. 

This comes as shelters and nonprofits supporting those without housing are being stretched thin during what has been a harsh winter. We've also seen several 

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MPR News host Tom Crann spoke about the findings with one of the lead researchers of the report, Dr. Kate Diaz Vickery who is a physician and the co-director of the Health, Homelessness, and Criminal Justice Lab at the Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute.

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A new report released by the Minnesota Department of Health illustrates the staggering mortality rate of people living without stable housing. MPR News host Tom Crann spoke about the findings with one of the lead researchers of the report, Dr. Kate Diaz Vickery of the Hennepin Healthcare Research Insitute.

Report: Homeless Minnesotans die at three times the rate of general population

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