There are many challenges that face children who age out of the foster care system, including education, housing, and health care. One rarely-addressed challenge is oral health care. Children who have aged out of the foster care system face considerable barriers in...
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Oral Health Care Needs of Young Adults Transitioning from Foster Care
There are many challenges that face children who age out of the foster care system, including education, housing, and health care. One rarely-addressed challenge is oral health care. Children who have aged out of the foster care system face considerable barriers in...
NASW Advocates for Change as Member of Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition
Coalition provides national leadership to assure a range of service options for patients & families affected by serious or life-limiting illnesses NASW recently expanded its long-standing advocacy for hospice and palliative care by joining the Hospice and...
NASW Standards for Social Work Practice with Family Caregivers of Older Adults
NASW is pleased to announce the release of the NASW Standards for Social Work Practice with Family Caregivers of Older Adults, designed to enhance social work practice with family caregivers of older adults and to help the public understand the role of professional...
NASW Celebrates Affordable Care Act Anniversary
NASW applauds passage of the historic health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and recognizes the 6 month anniversary since the bill was signed into law. Enactment of the Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010 was an important step forward in the fight to...
Conference Call with Secretary Sebelius and the Launch of CuidadoDeSalud.gov
Friends: Yesterday, we launched www.cuidadodesalud.gov, the first website in Spanish of its kind to help consumers take control of their health care by connecting them to new information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable health care...
Secretary Sebelius Talks about Women’s Health
NASW attended the National Partnership for Women and Families (NPW) annual luncheon on June 24. NASW has been a luncheon sponsor for the past five years. The keynote speaker for this year’s event was Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and...
News from the Hill – May 2010, Second Edition
Political Climate The primary season began in earnest on Tuesday, May 18 and we learned several important lessons that night. For one, voter turnout was not particularly high, defying the expectations of many observers who believed voter anger would voice itself...