NASW Rural Social Workers Network

"With few providers and fewer resources, social workers must innovate and work with their neighbors to face the challenges of their rural communities."

Resilience and Community in Rural Social Work Accessibility where populations are spread thin and providers spread even thinner can make it impossible for people to get to the services they need.Social workers in rural areas must often come up with creative solutions to meet their clients where they are, not only physically, but socially and em...

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People on their deathbed share a single most-common regret: "I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me."

How to get ahead of the No. 1 regret people have when they die: ex-hospice worker — CNBC Most people, on their deathbeds, wish they'd lived more for themselves, says Australian author Bronnie Ware. Here's how you can get ahead of that regret earlier.

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SLEEP HEALTH is a social justice issue:

Sleep Health is a Social Justice Issue | National Association of Social Workers Sleep is as essential to human well-being as food and air. Poor sleep habits and sleep deprivation can have negative effects on our physical and mental healt...

"Among those the people most at risk of life-threatening disease are Latino, Asian and Native American people, who contract Valley fever at two to four times the rate of white people."
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Valley Fever Is a Growing Fungal Threat to Outdoor Workers The disease hits farmworkers and outdoor laborers disproportionately hard

"Drugs like Ozempic are revolutionizing the treatment of obesity. The medications, originally used to treat diabetes, keep gaining attention as celebrities and other influencers describe taking them to lose weight quickly."

Dani Blum, a reporter for The Times, tells the story behind the drugs and describes some of the ramifications of using them.

The Ozempic Era of Weight Loss The stories of two people who took the medication and had two very different experiences.

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Student Loan Payments to Resume: What You Need to Know It’s a busy time for student loan borrowers! Several new programs have been announced, and payments are set to resume later this year. Read on for a summary of everything you need to know to prepare for payments to resume.