Tag: health equity

workplace

CISWH News: Study Shows Anticipation of Stigma Can Limit Employment for Persons with HIV

Researchers from the Center for Innovation for Social Work and Health (CISWH) at BUSSW conducted a new study exploring the challenges people with HIV (PWH) face in obtaining gainful employment. The study’s goal is to better understand and address what limits PWH from achieving employment and housing and to develop interventions that can improve those outcomes.  Excerpt from […]

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4/30: Profs. Augsberger and Sprague Martinez Lead Youth Advisory Board in “Untold Stories: The Many Impacts of COVID-19”

Members of the youth advisory board developed by BUSSW Profs. Astraea Augsberger and Linda Sprague Martinez, and Katherine Gergen-Barnett from Boston Medical Center will present as part of the opening plenary session at Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI): Building Back Smarter. The youth advisory board presenters; Ja’Karri Pierre, Catherine Le, Rosaylin Bautista, and Osasenaga Idahor; […]

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5/18/21: “Amplifying Voice, Equity, and Well-Being for Social Work, Health, and Social Service Professionals” Hosted by CISWH

The Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) at BUSSW hosts their latest event: Amplifying Voice, Equity, and Well-Being for Social Work, Health, and Social Service Professionals on May 18. This virtual webinar explores the connection between inequitable work conditions and the well being of working individuals and groups, and the communities they […]