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History The Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) is based at the Boston University School of Social Work. Building on the long-standing success of the School’s Social Work and Master of Public Health (MSW/MPH) dual degree program, the Center was established in 2015 after a gen [...]

Our staff leads a multidisciplinary collaborative consisting of federal, state, and local leaders working together to improve linkage and retention in HIV care. The ten project sites selected to implement a Community Health Worker program into their medical care model receive guidance from experts i [...]

Ten Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program providers nationwide who serve racial and ethnic minority populations have received subawards to integrate CHWs into their HIV care team. National data were used to inform the selection of the 10 project sites. Selection criteria included identified need, geographic l [...]

Findings from the study may inform policy proposals related to HUD housing assistance. Housing assistance is a scarce benefit, and findings from this study may help make a clear case for expanding such assistance and inform how existing (limited) resources can be used in the most efficient and effec [...]

The students who benefit from this project will become mentors to future MSW/MPH students and leaders in the field. The enrichment series will continue with at least 4 events per year, and the PHSW toolkit and best practices for MSW/MPH program guides will continue to be available and will be update [...]

  Staff at BU have partnered with the following organizations and individuals to form the Evaluation & Technical Assistance Team: Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Harvard Law School Cent [...]

In partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the CMC CoIIN developed the CMC & COVID-19 ECHO to increase knowledge, comfort, and competence regarding emergency readiness and response through the lens of COVID-19. ECHO stands for Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes. It is [...]

OBJECTIVES At the end of this unit, participants will be able to: Understand cultural context and intersectionality Understand the basics of intimate partner violence (IPV) Understand the intersection of IPV and HIV Build on community knowledge about the different forms of power/control and IPV as [...]