BU Today: Don’t call Jessica Lareau an Alcoholic. To Her, Words Matter
April 03, 2019 BUSSW student Jessica Lareau has launched a campaign—Support Recovery Initiative—to get SSW faculty, staff, and students to replace stigmatizing language with terms that put the person first, not the illness—as...... More
Event, 4/22 – Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Approaches to Improve Youth Health and Education
April 03, 2019 Monday, April 22, 5:00-7:00pm, Boston University School of Public Health, 670 Albany Street Auditorium... More
Unpacking a Client’s Past to Move Forward: A Community Health Worker Intervention Story
April 01, 2019 Dan,* a veteran living with HIV in Fort Myers, Florida, was one of The McGregor Clinic’s more difficult cases. He did not regularly take the medication needed to keep his...... More
New Infographic Series Explains Financing of Care for Children with Special Healthcare Needs
March 27, 2019 A new infographic series is designed to help families and practitioners understand Medicaid, inequities in financing, and other topics that can be difficult to navigate. ... More
Reforming Substance Use Interventions: Public Health Social Work in Action
March 27, 2019 What does it mean to be a public health social worker? CISWH’s Boston University Advancing Leadership in Public Health Social Work (BU-ALPS) project explores the career paths and impact of MSW/MPH alumni. Dan Hogan,...... More
Advocating for Healthcare Workers: Public Health Social Work in Action
March 25, 2019 What does it mean to be a public health social worker? CISWH’s Boston University Advancing Leadership in Public Health Social Work (BU-ALPS) project explores the career paths and impact of MSW/MPH alumni. Allen Jackson, MSW,...... More
Integrating Mental Health and Primary Care: Public Health Social Work in Action
March 21, 2019 What does it mean to be a public health social worker? CISWH’s Boston University Advancing Leadership in Public Health Social Work (BU-ALPS) project explores the career paths and impact of MSW/MPH alumni. Dan Do,...... More
Bridging Divides to Transform Healthcare: Public Health Social Work in Action
March 19, 2019 What does it mean to be a public health social worker? CISWH’s Boston University Advancing Leadership in Public Health Social Work (BU-ALPS) project explores the career paths and impact of...... More