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Contested Disability: Sickle Cell Disease

Contested Disability: Sickle Cell Disease

The world’s first “molecular disease,” sickle cell disease (SCD) has captivated the medical community’s attention as a multisystem blood disorder linked to abnormalities in one molecule: hemoglobin. While the molecular model of SCD has led to advances in medical...

Contested Disability: Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease is frequently contested as a disability. So opportunities to support people with sickle cell disease escape many healthcare providers.

Reopening Ahead of a Fourth Wave of COVID-19

Reopening Ahead of a Fourth Wave of COVID-19

July 30, 2021 About Social Work Responds The Association of Social Work Boards, the Council on Social Work Education, and the National Association of Social Workers are committed to collaborating on the range of issues affecting the social work profession and the...

COVID Vaccine Hesitancy in Communities of Color: A National Concern

COVID Vaccine Hesitancy in Communities of Color: A National Concern

By Mel Wilson, MBA, LCSW NASW Senior Policy AdvisorWhile much of the nation is beginning to return to a degree of normalcy since the start of national COVID vaccine distribution, there are still  nagging and serious barriers to ending the pandemic in the United...

Celebrating National Women’s Health Week with Prevention Practice

Celebrating National Women’s Health Week with Prevention Practice

More than a year into the pandemic, the research is in: COVID-19 has taken a toll on women’s health, including increased levels of risky drinking. According to a study in JAMA Network Open, the number of days when women drank heavily – having four or more drinks in a...

Social Workers Address COVID, Pediatrics, and Mental Health

Social Workers Address COVID, Pediatrics, and Mental Health

By Alana Epstein, LCSWEvery single Monday for months, an average of 10 California-based pediatricians and five mental health providers volunteer their time to answer community questions about Covid-19 and its effect on the lives of children, their families, and the...