News Archive
2017
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Faculty and students at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work must continually grapple with a challenging question: will treatment be more or less effective for patients depending on their social or cultural background?
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To honor National Interprofessional Health Care Month, we discussed the importance of collaborative care with two preeminent nursing professionals at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.
National Interprofessional Health Care Month is a time to reflect on how collaboration between members of seemingly disparate disciplines can yield more impactful results for patients.
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Tech, hackathons, housing and empathy were among the approaches to homelessness discussed Wednesday at an event that included service providers, law enforcement officers, community leaders and people who have been homeless.
“We have the best playing field we’ve ever had to make things better for every human being in L.A. County,” said Marilyn L. Flynn, dean of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, noting a number of new policy and service initiatives from city, county and state governments designed to help end homelessness.
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Aileen Hongo, MSW ’13, MAG ’07, first met award-winning commercial and art photographer Ron Levine through his photographs – striking images of aging prisoners.
“This a voiceless population,” said Hongo, a life skills instructor at Five Keys Charter School and a research fellow at the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging.
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and social justice advocate, a leader in the local immigrant services community, and a beloved social work scholar and mentor have been recognized for their impactful contributions to society.
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Public health is at risk for losing ground. To be consequential under the current political climate, we must produce timely, accessible research with policy significance. We must revamp academic and professional training for the current and future workforce and employ contemporary, public-facing strategies to convey information about science and health policy to all Americans.
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Kristen Zaleski, a renowned sexual assault victim advocate and clinical associate professor at USC, shares the catalyst for her famous work on sexual assault in the military and her wisdom on online harassment.
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Diagnosed with a rare heart condition after delivering her third child in 2016, Kristie Holmes, adjunct associate professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, learned first-hand that attentive care can be the difference between life and death.
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April is National Minority Health Month. To understand the inequality of health in minority communities, we look at how social determinants affect health.
The age-old health adage “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” is actually rooted in undeniable wisdom. Health, at its core, represents more than a mere absence of disease. Its cultivation begins at home, not at the doctor’s office.
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For Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, learn how to recognize the signs the someone is a survivor of sexual trauma, and understand the first steps you can take toward assisting them.