Access to Social Work, a quarterly journal co-published by NASW Press and Oxford University Press, is one of the benefits of membership with NASW. For a small additional fee, members can also access articles from NASW’s other journals, Children & Schools, Health...
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From the Journals: Community Organization and Empowerment of Women
Access to Social Work, a quarterly journal co-published by NASW Press and Oxford University Press, is one of the benefits of membership with NASW. For a small additional fee, members can also access articles from NASW’s other journals, Children & Schools, Health...
Jobs, the Economy and Our Legacy
Within four weeks of taking office, Congress presented a "stimulus package" to President Obama, who signed it. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is now one year old. About half of the money has been distributed, mostly to states, as well as to extend...
News from the Hill – February 2010
Take Action Now! - Social Work Reinvestment On February 3, Ed Towns (NY-10) introduced H.R. 795, the Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act. To date there are 38 cosponsors. The act establishes a Social Work Reinvestment Commission to...
U.S. Government to pay more than half of U.S. health costs by 2012
A new report by federal actuaries shows government programs will pay for more than half of all U.S. health care spending by 2012. The health care spending projection data can be found on the CMS web site...
NASW Health Care Reform Roundup – February 5, 2010
In an effort to keep you informed of the work NASW is doing on health care reform, we will periodically send out a roundup of activities. Health Reform Update With the election of Senator Scott Brown (R-MA), there were concerns that health care reform would take a...
NASW Cosponsors Health Action 2010 Conference
Families USA held its 15th Annual Grassroots Meeting Health Action 2010 on January 28-30, 2010 in Washington, DC. NASW was a cosponsor of the conference. Some of the presenters included White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Secretary of Health and Human...
NASW Health Care Reform Roundup – Feb 5, 2010
With the election of Senator Scott Brown (R-MA), there were concerns that health care reform would take a back seat to other congressional priorities such as jobs and the economy. Congressional leaders are still committed to passing health care reform legislation this...