Mary Elizabeth Collins
Mary Collins previously served as associate dean for academic affairs, director of the dual degree program in social work and theology, co-coordinator of the specialization in children, youth and families, director of doctoral program, and chair of the social welfare department at BUSSW. Collins cur [...]
Roles, Responsibilities, and Characteristics of Lay Community Health Workers Involved in Diabetes Prevention Programmes: A Systematic Review
A literature review examining the role of community health workers in diabetes prevention programs. Summarizes the roles CHWs play in such interventions, as well as topics covered and CHW training across the 30 studies reviewed.
State Health Care Financing Strategies for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
This resource offers a descriptive summary of programs developed to provide services children with intellectual and developmental disabilities need to maximize quality of life.
Keeping At-Risk Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Care: A Qualitative Study of Staff Perspectives
This article appeared in the Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services in 2011. The article summarizes the results of a qualitative study of 21 staff members from seven programs aimed to engage and retain at-risk PLWHA in HIV medical care.
The Affordable Care Act: A Working Guide for MCH Professionals
This guide, developed by the Access to Care Core (Catalyst Center, AMCHP and NASHP) of the National MCH Workforce Development Center, provides the building blocks for current and future Maternal and Child Health professionals to learn the basics of the Affordable Care Act and its implications for Ti [...]
Integrating Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Settings
Integrating Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Settings In 2015, Center for Advancing Health Policy and Practice was awarded funding to be the Dissemination and Evaluation Center (DEC) for the “Dissemination of Evidence Informed Interventions” project, thoug [...]
Community Health Worker Curriculum
Introduction: How to Use This Curriculum The Community Health Worker in HIV Care curriculum is a free, accessible training resource to support the integration of the Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce into HIV and other primary care teams. The curriculum addresses topics related to core compete [...]
Community Assessment and Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR)
OBJECTIVES At the end of this unit, participants will be able to: Explain the organic relationship between principles, methods, and outcomes in Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), using the “Tree of CBPR” metaphor Identify project design and implementation methods that foster an envir [...]
Project Lead Team
The EPR project team is based out of Boston University School of Social Work’s Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH). Meg Comeau, MHA – Principal Investigator Bethlyn Houlihan, MSW, MPH – Co-Principal Investigator Chris Louis, Ph.D., MHA – Lead Evaluator (BU School [...]
Project CAATCH
Project CAATCH Center staff are working with four Massachusetts Health Centers to engage 70 women and young adults who are HIV + and have fallen out of care. This initiative, funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MA DPH) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), [...]
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