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Boston University Advancing Leadership in Public Health Social Work
BU-ALPS is one-year HRSA-funded project dedicated to strengthening public health social work education at Boston University and nationally. Public health social work is a sub-discipline within social work that draws on both social work and public health theories, frameworks, research and practice to promote health equity and mitigate human…
Beyond 2025 Action Hub
The Beyond 2025 Action Hub is a growing movement space for social workers, public health practitioners, and community advocates determined to protect our collective well-being, human rights, and shared humanity in the face of persistent policy threats. Anchored in values of equity, dignity, and care, the Hub provides the…
Support for Activity-Based Costing
Our team led the first comprehensive analysis of activity-based costing and management (ABC/M) data from Uganda and Tanzania, providing critical insights into how HIV services are delivered and resourced. We analyzed five key HIV services—antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV testing and counseling, prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), voluntary medical male…
Disparities in Insurance Coverage among Children with Special Health Care Needs: How Social Workers Can Promote Social and Economic Justice
In this article, we first provide information about CSHCN, insurance status, and associated disparities. We then discuss practice and policy initiatives that social workers could pursue to reduce these disparities, including initiatives prompted by the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Action aimed at ensuring access…