Excerpt from BUSSW’s Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health: HIV treatment advances have dramatically improved longevity and quality of life for people living with HIV — yet disparities in treatment persist in the U.S. Homeless people are at increased risk of contracting HIV and are less likely to receive consistent care. How can public […]
Dean Jorge Delva gave the keynote address at the international annual Conference on Poverty Alleviation hosted by Henan Normal University on December 8 & 9. Delva, who joined an array of global scholars sharing their expertise on relieving poverty through social work practice, focused on “The Association of Poverty with Health: The Case of the […]
Monday, December 3, 2018 A daylong event in Nashua, New Hampshire was brought to a close by BUSSW Professor Ruth Paris, who gave a keynote speech to care providers, policymakers, and crisis responders at the 2018 Safe Stations Academy Conference. The conference, titled “Innovative and Integrated Response to an Opioid Crisis,” was held “to highlight […]
Dean Jorge Delva will take permanent leadership of the BU Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health as he assumes the Paul Farmer Professorship formerly held by inaugural CISWH director Sara “Sally” Bachman. By Rich Barlow @ BU Today | November 15, 2018 (BU Today) – At a reception Tuesday at the regal […]