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Biomedical sciences are bringing increased focus to social determinants of health…. Very often, commercial interests are intertwined with these social and environmental factors, which has led to the recognition by WHO and other agencies of the need to study and address so-called commercial determinants of health. Commercial interests are an important component of the social determinants of addictive behaviors and disorders.
For months, professors, students and preservation groups have been fighting to save the School of Social Work building, which dates back to 1933 and was once the University Junior High School, which played a large role in the desegregation of Texas public schools. Its model of a successfully integrated school eventually led to the end of school segregation in Austin. Replace an historic building with a football practice facility that facilitates young men acquiring CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy)? Of course… it’s America.
Perhaps, on the debate stage, Mr. Walz can push Mr. Vance to commit to legislation geared toward treating people with substance use disorders. Mr. Walz can also expose how Mr. Vance turned his back on the things that helped make him who he is — public schools, public college and Ivy League opportunities — and catapulted him onto the very stage from which he will speak this week.
So even though my joints ache and my body slips into perimenopause, even though my marriage is going through a rough patch and my creative practice has seemingly died, I know I’ll be OK. In the words of Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, “At least I have her love, the city, she loves me. Lonely as I am. Together we cry.”
In many parts of Florida, where housing costs are soaring and lawmakers have sharply curtailed abortion access, pregnant women and teens who need a safe, stable place to live are increasingly turning to one of their few options: charity-run maternity homes…. But Florida allows most homes to operate without state standards or state oversight. An examination by the New York Times and Reveal found that many homes require residents to agree to strict conditions that limit their communications, their financial decisions, and even their movements.
Mr. Kennedy has no meaningful claim to health expertise beyond an impressive geriatric six-pack and a do-your-own-research mantra. Nonetheless, he has gone from a fringe voice to the national leader of a rising “health freedom” movement powered by conspiracist thinking, resentment against the public health establishment and anti-vaccine fervor.
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Board of Directors is aware of the online posts that have been maliciously published about alleged unfounded grievances against NASW Chief Executive Officer Dr. Anthony Estreet and several other employees at the Association.
Hundreds of social workers in England have begun using an artificial intelligence system that records conversations, drafts letters to doctors and proposes actions that human workers might not have considered.
China’s government has announced it is lifting the retirement age for workers. The changes set to go into effect from January 1, 2025, are seen as an attempt to mitigate the effects of a rapidly ageing society and slow down the draining of pension funds.