If the COVID-19 pandemic has made one thing clear, it’s the reality that social workers are on the frontlines of healthcare—no less than doctors and nurses. Rather than treating medical symptoms, however, social workers are mitigating barriers to health, from housing to poverty to access to testing. As colleagues at the Rush University Medical Center […]
Boston University is hosting a free webinar for BU alumni, students, faculty and staff titled “Social Cultural Impact of COVID-19 on the Latinx Community.” Luz López, BUSSW clinical professor and director of the Global Health Core at the Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health, will co-lead the webinar with alumnus Wilfred W. Labiosa, PhD (CAS’93), co-founder and […]
The American Public Health Association Wants to Hear from You As social workers, we know that we must address the immediate, as well as the emergent, crises that accompany any pandemic. And yet, stay at home and social distancing orders have affected our ability to know social work’s role. Some of our workplaces have been […]
The Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health’s Senior Project Director Meg Comeau discusses how some of the most vulnerable children—those living in long-term care facilities—are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Excerpted from Barron’s: Thousands of America’s sickest children live in long-term care facilities. They have rare genetic disorders, traumatic brain injuries, complications […]