On December 8th, the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) at BUSSW and Vot-ER will host a panel event to empower social workers and healthcare professionals to explore how they impact health equity. Social Work, Health Equity and Civic Health Engagement Date & Location: Wednesday, December 8th at 5:30-7:00pm | Virtual Details […]
Voting is social work. In their op-ed for Social Work Today, Executive Director of the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) at BUSSW, Ellie Zambrano, and Kristina Whiton-O’Brien (SSW’95) from VotER explain the relationship between civic health and client health, urging social workers to register their clients to vote. Excerpt from “Health […]
In a recent interview for “Social Work Talks,” the National Association for Social Workers’s podcast, Kristina Whiton-O’Brien (SSW’95) discussed the tools that Vot-ER is providing to social workers and health care providers to promote better civic health. Whiton-O’Brien is a BU School of Social Work alumna, and former assistant director of online advising and field […]
This Civic Health Month, the Center for Innovation for Social Work and Health (CISWH) at BUSSW has partnered with Vot-ER in a nationwide effort to promote civic engagement – an essential component of individual and community health. Excerpt from “CISWH Promotes Civic Health with Vot-ER” (CISWH News): The COVID-19 pandemic bared the ugly truth about the […]