RUSH Social Work and Community Health

🚨Join Our Health Mentor Program and Make a Difference!🚨 Mentor Rush University students by sharing your experiences living with a chronic health condition. Learn more & let us know you're interested here: forms.gle/TRzu4dw2qLmxGS…

So proud of our four Social Work & Community Health staff for their work! 🎉🎉🎉

Please join us next Tues, Oct 8th from 12-1 CT for a guest lecture titled Homelessness, Health, and Equity: Lessons from New York City. Learn more and register here - tinyurl.com/54jscn8s

Please join @NCOAging for their webinar on “Empowering Change: Advancing Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs in Hispanic and Latino Communities” on Oct 8, 1-2:30, to learn how RUSH & others are making an impact on our Hispanic & Latino communities connect.ncoa.org/products/empow…

Join us for our next Social Work Grand Rounds - It's not in your head: A trauma and social justice informed approach to chronic illness for healthcare providers. Presentation will be held via zoom at 11 AM CT on Sep 25 Register here - rush.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Tackling food insecurity is crucial for health equity. Learn more about RUSH's work connecting Chicagoans with healthy food through Veggie Rx. #HealthEquity #FoodIsMedicine news.wttw.com/2024/09/05/ami…

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued an Excessive Heat Warning from noon Monday to Tuesday 10pm due to dangerously hot conditions. More than 250 Cooling Center locations have been activated and are open through Wednesday for residents to find relief from the heat.

Proud of our department for driving health equity by delivering high-quality social work and community health worker services to those underserved by other care systems, giving them the #ChanceToBeHealthy. Learn more about one way we serve: chasci.org/care-models

We are excited to announce that Gov Pritzker signed Executive Order 2024-02, addressing the needs of older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers in IL. Shoutout to the members of our department who helped make this happen! #HealthyAging wsiu.org/community-upda…

Yesterday was #Medicaid’s 59th birthday! 🎂 Before Medicaid, there was little to no safety net for families who couldn’t get health coverage. Today, nearly 150 million people across the country are covered by these programs! Learn more at cms.gov #healthequity

The PERSEVERE study is testing an educational program for family caregivers of people with Parkinson’s Disease Dementia, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, or Lewy Body Dementia. All participation is virtual. Learn more and see if you're eligible: redcap.link/PERSEVERE1

Upcoming event alert! You won't want to miss the free screening of "Unconditional" - 2-5 PM on Sept 9 at Malcom X College. Register today - can't wait to see you there!

🌟 In honor of Older Americans Month & Mental Health Awareness Month this May, RUSH Generations & the RUSH E4 Center hosted the 2024 Schaalman Thought Leader Lecture: "From Isolation to Inspiration" with Dr. Jeremy Nobel. Learn more here: t.ly/GmDd0

Love without limits. Care without exceptions. 🌈 #ChicagoPride #Pride

🚀Exciting news! The Coalition for Social Work and Health has launched a new website! 🌟 Visit us at socialworkandhealth.org to learn more about our work in transforming healthcare, improving health, and advancing health equity. 🗝️#socialworkisKEY

👩‍💻 WEBINAR | @RushMedical's Caring for Caregivers (C4C) Program invites #caregivers to join @BCPlaybook for its webinar 6/20 at 2pm ET and learn about the C4C model from those with experience, program outcomes, lessons on tailoring the program & more: ow.ly/eq5W50Si9YX

Check out the work of SWaCH's very own Diane Mariani, who was recently featured discussing how caregivers need care, too with @ahahospitals! 🤝 Link here - t.ly/6Yj30

✨New Issue Brief Alert! ✨ We're excited to share our latest insights on health care social work with aging populations. Dive into the challenges and solutions here: rb.gy/pkma21 #Healthcare #SocialWork #AgingPopulation #ElderCare #socialworkisKEY 🗝️