Global Social Work & Public Health Lab
Building global partnerships to transform health and well-being.
We build on decades of experience cultivating global partnerships to foster co-learning, capacity building, and policy interventions for effective and sustainable health and mental health care delivery systems.
The Global Social Work & Public Health Lab fosters international collaboration, advances community-driven solutions, and integrates evidence-based practice into policy-making to shape a just and inclusive global health landscape.Through this lab, we strengthen social protection systems, improve access to quality care, and reduce health disparities in multiple locations around the world.
We produce rigorous, action-oriented research, provide technical assistance to governments and local practitioners, and influence policies that promote justice. Our work simultaneously strengthens frontline practice alongside structural reform, whether we’re building the capacity of local practitioners to deliver trauma-informed care, providing services to meet the needs of older adults, or supporting policy and finance reform at the government level.
Signature Projects
- PEPFAR Analytics Hub
- Trauma-Informed Social Work with Nicaraguan Communities
- Support for Activity-Based Costing
Key Principles
- Transformative Systems Change: Integrate social work leadership, policy innovation, and evidence-based strategies to reform health and social protection systems globally.
- Health Equity and Social Justice: Challenge systemic barriers, advocate for human rights, and equitable access to health and social services for all.
- Address Root Causes: Examine and dismantle the structural and systemic conditions that drive health inequities.
- Community-Driven Solutions: Engage in mutual learning and co-creation with local communities and frontline practitioners.
- Rigorous and Ethical Research: Commit to methodologically sound, culturally responsive research that minimizes harm.
- Research for Impact: Bridge the gap between research and action by translating findings into policies, training, and practices that drive meaningful change.
