Numerous studies have acknowledged that the well-being of the nation hinges on the health of its people. This research also shows growing disparities in health outcomes for children. In a special issue of Health and Social Work Journal from the NASW Press, authors...
Month: December 2010
Child Health Inequality
Numerous studies have acknowledged that the well-being of the nation hinges on the health of its people. This research also shows growing disparities in health outcomes for children. In a special issue of Health and Social Work Journal from the NASW Press, authors...
President Obama’s DREAM Answer
Thursday, December 23, 2010 Friends - As we close 2010, I wanted to take a few moments to look back at the last 12 months of what we have accomplished - we began a robust implementation of health insurance reform; we ended combat operations in Iraq; we passed a...
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Woman Fights To Overturn Council Bluffs Pit Bull Ban 4.20.112 Pit bulls prohibited (a)It shall be unlawful for any person to own, possess, keep, exercise control over, maintain, harbor, transport, or sell within the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa, any pit bull. (2)A...
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy Repealed
NASW has long urged Congress to repeal the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, as we’ve noted in previous blog updates. We are pleased to note that Congress passed a bill to end the 17-year old policy on Saturday, December 18. NASW greatly appreciates...
Post Office Named in Honor of Social Worker: The Late Dorothy I. Height
On December 15, 2010 President Barack Obama signed a bill naming the post office located at 2 Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, DC in honor of the late Dr. Dorothy Irene Height, who was a social work pioneer and civil rights icon. She died earlier this year. The...
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Efforts Moving Forward
House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA) have introduced a bill seeking to end the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy. The bill’s language is similar to the DADT repeal that was stripped out of the National Defense...
News from the Hill – December 2010
Due to the holidays and the anticipated adjournment of Congress, News from the Hill will publish only one edition in December. Congress Approves CAPTA Reauthorization Bill The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Reauthorization Act of 2010, S. 3817,...