Social workers are uniquely positioned to address social determinants of health in family and community settings... At their best, social workers operate as boundary spanners, reducing health disparities by helping vulnerable or marginalized individuals, families, and communities
“Social work is a neglected stepchild of American health policy practice and discourse” write authors @haroldpollack@jd_lerner & Mary Beth Shapley of @UChiUrbanLabs in the latest Milbank Quarterly Opinion. A rebuke to health policy colleagues and peers https://t.co/nvGdeKmHmS
@StatBoy_Steven It’s 8am. Are people seriously that put out by this? I’m looking forward to a great hockey game when I’d normally be watching Premier League
Join our next "Building SAFE+JUST Communities" webinar, where @UChiUrbanLabs Health Lab Director Dr. Rebecca Neusteter & Prog. Dir. @jd_lerner share findings about CARE-Chicago's 1st alternative crisis response program. 1/28 at Noon CST. Register ⬇️
https://t.co/roJtq2Pu1Y
Ecstatic to share that our #multidisciplinary#research team, led by Drs Neusteter & Pollack from @UChicago Health Lab, received $500,000 #grant from @OJPNIJ to study 911 call coding by #dispatchers! 🥳
A project we hope will bring scholarly & operational benefit to field! ☎️
My new op-ed with the illustrious @haroldpollack in the Chicago Tribune today: Here’s why Chicago needs a Mayor’s Office for Medicaid https://t.co/BT9OhAnlLo
Don't miss this important piece by @haroldpollack and @jd_lerner. This would be a great model far beyond Chicago.
Op-ed: Here’s why Chicago needs a Mayor’s Office for Medicaid https://t.co/ii49PLN9IX
Please join us for an amazing panel focused on the important work of responders within our crisis response systems! Thanks to @policingproject and @CICSGeorgetown for bringing us all together!
We're delighted to announce a hybrid in-person and virtual event to launch Transform911's blueprint for change! Join us on June 29 from 9am to 5pm CT in New Orleans or on Zoom. In-person registration is limited, so register before June 10: https://t.co/9oDIppmVSy
911 public safety telecommunicators are still classified as administrative support, despite being essential to 911. They have a tough job and deserve recognition and support – @BLS let’s reclassify! #NPSTW#NPSTW2022