News Archive
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HIV/AIDS education, prevention and treatment efforts often focus on young adults and other populations considered the most sexually active and at risk.
Yet, statistics show that HIV/AIDS is not just a young person’s disease.
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America is aging.
By 2050, the number of adults aged 65 years and older will nearly double; the number of elders of color will more than triple. The notion of advancing public health for older Americans may seem contradictory in our youth-oriented culture, yet people aged 65 years have an average of almost 20 years or more remaining in their lives, an increase of more than 50 percent during the past century.
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Carla J. Thornton had always been involved in community work, but it took being part of a class on community organizing to change her life. The light bulb moment came while she was obtaining her master’s in social work at the University of Southern California. “I realized I could do social work at the macro level and directly impact individuals,” she said.
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Parents as Teachers National Center and the University of Southern California School of Social Work have successfully launched a pilot program marrying the Parents as Teachers evidence-based home visiting model with USC Telehealth.
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The USC School of Social Work is now accepting applications for Nursing@USC, a new online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) for aspiring family nurse practitioners (FNPs). Nursing@USC is the first graduate nursing program in the United States to integrate nursing and social work practice. The program is designed to prepare nurses for clinical leadership roles through an understanding of the biological, behavioral and social factors that influence health and well-being. The first class begins September 2016.
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The Children’s Data Network (CDN) at the University of Southern California School of Social Work has added two more comprehensive “snapshots” to Connecting the Dots, its online resource for policymakers, public agencies, community groups, the media and others interested in current research about the health and well-being of children, families and communities in Los Angeles County.
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Whether they are aware of it or not, most social workers are advocates.
They might help a client apply for certain benefits or access needed services. Perhaps they assist someone with navigating the complicated process of applying for health care coverage. However, few clinicians move beyond that work with individuals to engage at a broader level, advocating for changes in their organizations or society as a whole.
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Advocates, professionals, legislators, families, caregivers and all those who interact with the child welfare system grapple with the question of when and how resources should be invested at local, state, and national levels, to most effectively help children and families who may be touched by the foster care system.
If we are serious about helping children, we must ask ourselves with greater urgency: At what point should we begin to pay attention to families who are at risk?
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An open hand gives in abundance, even as it receives.
It’s a saying that has been passed down in Robynn Cox’s family for generations. It’s also a maxim that has guided her research on the societal and economic consequences of mass incarceration, particularly in the black community.
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In Boston, her work in racial and ethnic health inequities, HIV prevention and substance abuse treatment led to a building being named in her honor.
In San Diego, one of the researchers she mentored as a postdoctoral student is now director of the Center on Gender Equity and Health at the University of California, San Diego.