Category: Health and Public Health

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A Conversation with Marylou Sudders (SSW’78), Mass. Secretary of Health and Human Services

BU School of Social Work alumna Marylou Sudders (SSW’78), Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, joins a virtual conversation about COVID-19 testing and treatment, vaccine rollout, collaboration with state and federal partners, telehealth, and the evolution of community-based services. Secretary Sudders oversees 12 agencies and the MassHealth program. Her […]

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Dean Delva Joins Expert Panel: “Addressing Social Needs to Improve Health” Hosted by UPenn Health Economics Institute, 3/5

Hosted by the University of Pennsylvania’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, “Addressing Social Needs to Improve Health” is a virtual conversation with BU School of Social Work dean Jorge Delva, Caroline Fichtenberg and Kathleen Noonan, moderated by Rachel Werner. Dean Jorge Delva is a nationally recognized expert on substance use disorders and ethnic health […]

BUSSW & Sargent College Launch Joint Online Certificate Program: Building Interprofessional Leadership in Healthcare Through Alumni Mentorship

Update, 12/21/21: Following the success of the pilot program, the Interprofessional Leadership in Health Care Online Certificate Program will continue with new cohorts starting in February 2022 and September 2022. Learn more and register here! In February 2021, BU’s School of Social Work (BUSSW) and the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College launch […]