A pilot project co-led by BUSSW professor Linda Sprague Martinez uses virtual reality (VR) as a teaching tool An estimated 70% of variation in health outcomes and rates of hospitalization are attributable to Social Determinants of Health (SDoH), a group of factors that includes housing, income, employment and education. Although SDoH screening during medical visits […]
Profile of Bonnie Wennerstrom, MSW, MPH, Healthier Washington Connector, Seattle, WA Bonnie Wennerstrom is a 2011/2012 graduate of the MSW/MPH Program at Boston University, where she majored in Clinical Practice at the School of Social Work and Maternal and Child Health at the School of Public Health. Bonnie chose an MSW/MPH program as a result of […]
Alumna Devin Larkin (SSW’07, SPH’09) explains how she’s lowering barriers to care in a new installment of CISWH’s HealthCity series By Mariah LeStage | Article on BMC’s HealthCity Starting on a path to substance use recovery might not begin with checking into detox, or even speaking with a medical professional. It could be as simple […]
The Dean of the Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) and Director of the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH), Dr. Jorge Delva, has named three inaugural core directors to guide the Center’s strategy and expand its impact on research, global health, and social work leadership. The three professors will work with […]