NASW supports National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) on April 16th which inspires, educates, and empowers the public and providers about the importance of advance care planning (ACP). Social workers have the important role of leading ACP conversations with individuals and families and helping organizations prioritize ACP. The 2023 theme of NHDD is Planning ahead and making your wishes known. Here are 25 Potential Resources to Share for National Healthcare Decisions Day.
SAMHSA resources explore the effects climate change and related hazards have on public health. Created for providers of disaster behavioral health services and others in public health, these resources highlight climate-related impacts on mental health to encourage adaptation of disaster behavioral health efforts to address evolving needs.
Social workers augment a team’s ability to provide whole-person care, often aiding to identify and meaningfully address the wide variety of challenges and unmet needs faced by individuals and families facing serious illness. This podcast highlights social workers’ inherent leadership qualities and tasks us to consider whether our own team and organizational structures are allowing for optimal social work engagement and influence.
This playlist contains recordings of the 2022 monthly webinars organized by and as part of the Climate & Health Equity Fellowship program. It features speakers that cover topics regarding climate, health, and equity.
The Climate and Health Outlook is an effort to inform health professionals and the public on how our health may be affected in the next 30 and 90 days by climate events and provide resources to take proactive action. This edition focuses on the 2022 early summer season and uses the most current long-term temperature forecasts that come from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to illustrate how extreme heat poses a health risk for all Americans.
Healthcare social workers in a variety of settings play a critical role in helping people quit using tobacco-- the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. Using the resources made available by the CDC, you can help ensure that your patients have the right tools to begin their quit journeys.
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