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Humanitarians have expressed deep concerns about the impact of a possible polio emergency in Gaza, amid disastrous sanitary conditions marked by outbreaks of hepatitis A and myriad other preventable diseases, along with a lack of access to healthcare, because of the war.
The issue for childless older people is that while their health is good, they have no disadvantage. However, if and when their health declines and they require support, informal support also reduces and they do not have the safety net of family.
APA Services responded to a request for information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding their 2026–30 Strategic Plan for Sexual and Gender Minority Health Research
A key part of a social worker’s job is to connect people to to the things they need — mental health programs, help getting housing, programs for kids. But what if the needed resource doesn’t exist? The frustration that arises from that dynamic is one reason so many New Mexico social workers report feeling burned out and even consider leaving the field, according to a report from New Mexico’s Center for Excellence in Social Work, a year-old organization housed at New Mexico Highlands University.
The lowest performers were Mississippi, Texas, Nevada, and Oklahoma.
The U.S. Census Bureau has announced plans to meet with disability community stakeholders September 30 in the D.C. metro area to better understand challenges in data availability and access for their community.
