The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with the March of Dimes, is working to establish a specialty provider network, known as Zika Care Connect (ZCC). Access to healthcare services for pregnant women and infants affected by Zika virus is critical to help ensure they receive the coordinated care they need and reduce the long-term effect of Zika on children and families. Participating providers will be included in a provider network accessible via website and a helpline, which may lead to new patient referrals.
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Exploring social work’s important roles and functions in the context of the changing health and behavioral health care landscape served as the impetus for convening an interdisciplinary dialogue of representatives from front-line service delivery, federal agencies, national and state organizations, insurers, and university leaders on June 20, 2012.
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Social workers employed in health clinics and outpatient health care settings wear multiple hats—case managers, patient navigators, psychotherapists and community outreach coordinators—to name a few. In outpatient settings, social workers are often the bridge that connects primary and behavioral health care. In these busy environments, social workers identify psychosocial problems that are often overlooked or go unnoticed or by other health care practitioners. Social work practice in outpatient settings involves multiple methods, including clinical and macro approaches, as well as policy and advocacy.
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