This article discusses the plight of the homeless during public health emergencies and the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. It reviews the role of public administrators that grounds their efforts by examining their foundational purpose to serve the most vulnerable in our society. Using subsidiarity principle as the context, it discusses homelessness in America and the role of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development and their Continuum of Care program. It also highlights the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during public health emergencies and their interim guidelines for local governments in providing for the homeless during emergencies. Finally, through a case study on the city of Dallas, Texas, the article examines how local governments have responded to address the needs of the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic. It concludes that it is imperative that public administrators at all levels of government explore areas of shared competence, cooperation, and allocate responsibility where it would yield the most efficient result.

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在 COVID-19 大流行期间地方政府如何照顾无家可归者

本文讨论了突发公共卫生事件期间无家可归者的困境和 2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 大流行。它通过审查公共行政人员为我们社会中最弱势群体服务的基本目的，审查了作为其工作基础的公共行政人员的作用。使用辅助原则作为背景，它讨论了美国的无家可归者以及联邦住房和城市发展部及其连续护理计划的作用。它还强调了疾病控制和预防中心在突发公共卫生事件中的作用及其为地方政府在紧急情况下为无家可归者提供的临时指南。最后，通过对德克萨斯州达拉斯市的案例研究，本文探讨了在 COVID-19 大流行期间地方政府如何应对无家可归者的需求。它的结论是，各级政府的公共管理人员必须探索共享能力、合作和分配责任的领域，以产生最有效的结果。