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George Warren Brown School of Social Work
M.S.W.- Social work is rooted in a fundamental commitment to helping people and communities solve their problems. In the future, as in the past, the ways of helping will differ from professional to professional and community to community, but the commitment to social change remains. At the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, we educate social workers to meet the challenges of this demanding and dynamic profession around the world.
Ph.D. Prog.- For nearly half a century, doctoral education at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work has provided the nation and the world with some of the profession's best scholars, teachers and researchers. This interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program prepares individuals for teaching and research careers through which they can advance the knowledge base of the profession and train the next generation of social workers. We invite you to join us in this mission.
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Call to action
CDC invests in health prevention for Hispanics at home and in Latin America
Nov. 5,
2009 -- The Prevention Research Center (PRC) in St. Louis is launching a multinational research project focused on preventing the leading causes of death in Hispanics in the United States and Latin America.
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Holiday cheer or holiday hunger?
Nearly half of all U.S. children will use food stamps, says poverty expert
Nov. 2,
2009 -- Holidays and tables full of delicious food usually go hand in hand, but for nearly half of the children in the United States, this is not guaranteed. "49 percent of all U.S. children will be in a household that uses food stamps at some point during their childhood," says Mark R. Rank, Ph.D., poverty expert at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. "Food stamp use is a clear sign of poverty and food insecurity, two of the most detrimental economic conditions affecting a child's health." Rank's study, "Estimating the Risk of Food Stamp Use and Impoverishment During Childhood," is published in the current issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. Video available.
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Major milestone in the health care debate
Expert discusses the next steps for health care reform in the U.S.
Oct. 16,
2009 -- With health care legislation now up for debate in both the House and the Senate, comprehensive health care reform is closer than ever, says Timothy McBride, Ph.D., health economist and associate dean of public health at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. McBride says that there is still much work to be done with health care reform and contentious issues remain. Among those are the public option, how the legislation will be financed, the generosity of the coverage, Medicare Advantage reforms and whether there will be mandates for employers to offer coverage. (Video available)
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Ross Brownson
Professor
A leading expert in chronic disease prevention and an expert in the area of applied epidemiology, Ross Brownson is regarded as one of the great intellectual, educational, and practice leaders in the field of evidence-based public health.
Expertise: Chronic disease prevention, evidence-based public health, policy effects on physical activity and obesity
Direct contact: 314-362-9641
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rbrownson@wustl.edu
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Clifton Emery
Assistant Professor
Clif Emery's is available to speak about domestic violence and its effects on children, quantitative methods and social theory. Among his current projects are secondary data analysis of the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods data and research on domestic violence in South Korea. ...
Expertise: Effects of domestic violence on children, deviance, trauma, causes of domestic violence
Direct contact: 314-935-7954
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cemery@wustl.edu
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Debra Haire-Joshu
Professor
Debra Haire-Joshu is an internationally renowned scholar of health behavior who develops population wide interventions to reduce obesity and prevent diabetes, particularly among underserved youth.
Expertise: Health policy, obesity and diabetes prevention in underserved populations, public health
Direct contact: 314-362-9554
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djoshu@wustl.edu
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Matthew Kreuter
Professor
Matt Kreuter is a leading national public health expert in the field of health communications.
Expertise: Health communication, cancer prevention and control, health disparities
Direct contact: 314-935-3701
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mkreuter@wustl.edu
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Timothy McBride
Associate Dean for Public Health
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Tim McBride has been active in testifying before Congress and consulting with important policy constituencies on Medicare, insurance and rural health policy issues. He is a member of the Rural Policy Research Institute Health Panel that provides expert advice on rural health issues to the U.S. Congress ...
Expertise: Health insurance, universal health care, public health, Medicare policy, health economics, gerontology and Social Security, state health policy, …
Direct contact: 314-935-4356
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tmcbride@wustl.edu
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U.S. Census Bureau data on the medically uninsured simply can't be denied
Los Angeles Times
Sept. 17,
2009 -- Michael Hiltzik says the medically uninsured iin America have become a political football. Opponents and supporters of healthcare reform toss assertions about them back and forth.
The report, which says 46.3 million people lacked coverage as of the end of 2008, makes the case for reform stronger than ever by punching holes in arguments that minimize the plight of the uninsured.
Includes comments by WUSTL social work and public health professor Timothy McBride.
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Elusive price tag for universal health coverage
MSNBC.com
Sept. 10,
2009 -- How much is it going to cost to provide health care for all Americans? Until the details are complete, the only honest answer is: no one knows, reports John Schoen. "We know that the underinsured tend to be healthier," said Timothy McBride, associate dean for WUSTL's public health. "So if they were to get insured they would not be as expensive as the rest of us."
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Knowledge Network -- Fall 2009 Course Listings
The New York Times
Aug. 25,
2009 -- One of the courses offered in The New York Times Knowledge Network Fall 2009 catalog is Introduction to Encore Careers. This course will introduce you to the phenomena of encore careers in the health and human services sector and help you explore some of the distinguishing features and challenges of the nonprofit sector. WUSTL social work professor Nancy Morrow-Howell is among participating faculty.
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Despite everything . . . Americans are seeing better times ahead
USA Today
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June 23,
2009 -- Americans say they're still in a tunnel, but more are beginning to see a light at its end. Fewer people say they've prospered over the past year than in decades, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds. WUSTL social work professor Mark Rank comments on the 'American Dream.'
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Bad Habits Asserting Themselves
The New York Times
and 3 others
June 9,
2009 -- Despite the well-advertised healthy lifestyle message, healthy habits are in decline, according to an authoritative national survey on health and nutrition. WUSTL epidemiology professor Ross Brownson, who is a leading expert in chronic disease prevention, comments.
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