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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…
Webinar: What are the Pathways to Coverage and What Are Covered Services for Medicaid and CHIP?
This is the third webinar in a five-webinar series about the Catalyst Center’s technical assistance tool Public Insurance Programs and Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Tutorial on the Basics of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Dr. Margaret Lombe Joins BUSSW as Associate Professor of Social Work & Global Health Equity
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) has appointed Dr. Margaret Lombe to its faculty as associate professor with tenure, effective July 1, 2021. Dr. Lombe will be the school’s first professor of social work and global health equity, a newly created position within the macro practice department. …
Boston Globe: Prof. Hahm’s Report Shows Impact of Covid-Related Anti-Asian Racism on Mental Health
A Boston Globe article on the impact of Covid-related anti-Asian racism on mental health cites Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm’s research among three new studies indicating that Asian Americans are grappling with high rates of psychological distress. Excerpted from “Asian Americans who experienced COVID-related racism…
CISWH Awarded Grant to Improve Emergency Medical Response to Children with Complex Health Needs
Children and youth with complex health needs (CCN) are specifically and disproportionately impacted by system breakdowns during widespread emergencies. To address these issues on the state level, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded The Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health (CISWH) at…
CISWH Promotes Civic Health with Vot-ER
As Civic Health Month in August wraps up, the Center for Innovation for Social Work and Health (CISWH) at BUSSW continues to collaborate with Vot-ER, a national nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, to address social work leadership in healthcare and promote civic health engagement. The partnership…
CISWH Board Member Explains How Pandemics Threaten U.S. Lives, Health Systems, & Economic Stability
CISWH Board member A.K. Nandakumar, professor of the Practice, director of the MS Program in Global Health Policy and Management, and the Institute for Global Health and Development recently conducted a Q&A with The Heller School for Social Policy and Management on “COVID Relief Programs Have…
CISWH Study Shows Anticipation of Stigma Can Limit Employment for Persons with HIV
Employment is a significant social determinant of health, particularly important for the financial and mental well-being of persons with HIV (PWH). Researchers at the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH), Serena Rajabiun (co-PI, now at UMass Lowell) and Jessica Flaherty (project director), and co-authors,…
1/28: Beyond Project 2025: An Action Hub to Advance Our Future
A Virtual Event Tuesday, January 28, 2025 3:00 – 4:15 PM ET Zoom Join the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) for the first session of the Beyond 2025 Critical Conversations series: Beyond Project…
CISWH Director Shares How Social Workers Can Respond to Political Upheaval
As tax and budget cuts, deportations, and a flurry of executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion become the new norm, social workers find themselves on the frontlines of a growing crisis. In a recent op-ed for My Social Work News, Dr. Tami Gouveia, director of the Center…