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As #AfricaResponds to the #Covid_19 pandemic, Thabani WashUBrownSchool and I UNC Social Work provide cost-effective #COVID_19 compliant #strategies for supporting #HIV treatment adherence. link.springer.com/article/10.100… AIDS and Behavior Africa CDC UNAIDS Global @NCoVAfrica

New podcast aleart! 'Everybody Hates Me: Let's Talk About Stigma,' hosted by #FIFSW carmen logie 🌈, invites a range of weekly guests to talk about all different kinds of #stigma. Why does it matter? What does it look like? What can we do about it? buzzsprout.com/1024792 #UofT

🔥REGISTRATION IS OPEN🔥 for our FINAL episode of #30at830 Putting the Pieces Together. Join us next week as we bring together ALL of our panelists and dig deep to explore #solutions to the impact of #COVID19 on vulnerable populations, hosted by our fearless leader @DrTSharpe 👀

Excited to be a part of this large, cross-cultural project on #sexting with prominent scholars from #Poland #UK #USA #CzechRepublic #Turkey #Belgium #China #Russia #Malaysia #Bulgaria, led by colleagues in #Italy. The role of HEXACO personality traits... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New article on #digitalhealth: To support the increased access and use of quality digital technologies linked to #selfcare interventions for #SRHR and healthcare systems, community mobilization and online Health care providers training are critical. UNC Social Work Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work World Health Organization (WHO)

"It is time to shift away from a narrative that looks at men from a “safe” distance, blames men for poor health‐seeking behaviour and focuses on men solely to improve the health of their partners and children." IAS - the International AIDS Society calls for a narrative shift. bit.ly/3oFzsEK

#Education is a #SDOH, yet its cost is out of reach 4 many in low-income countries. Our study highlights how savings accounts ownership & various income forms may help families prepare financially for future educational needs UNC Social Work WashUBrownSchool ikoomson UNE Business School UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳

Our community-based study amplifies urban #refugee #youth #HIV testing experiences & self-testing perspectives. Findings can inform tailored stigma-informed HIVST interventions. Future research should explore gender norms in HIVST UNC Social Work Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work YARID Uganda Ministry of Health- Uganda

latest book came out today! grateful for all the stories shared and collaborations in the past decade. it's about love, hope, storytelling, possibility and creating beloved community in research link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

We are gearing up for next week’s July 15 launch of FCAB Africa during International Consortium for Social Development 2021! Get a quick primer on the vision for this multinational collaboration: bit.ly/2Utzyoy #FCABAfrica #FinancialCapability The Centre for Social Development in Africa @UNC_GSDI WashUBrownSchool Okumu

With partners around the globe, CSD has launched #FCABAfrica, an effort to improve #FinancialCapability & well-being on the continent. If you missed the launch, stream it now: bit.ly/3AfqSSk CIB (GHANA) University of Ghana Uganda Christian University (Official) Bank of Ghana UNC Social Work ILLINOIS Social Work

Call for Special Issue papers: Financial Capability and Assets for Socioeconomic Development in Global Social Welfare: bit.ly/31WWZdz

Now in from #SocialIndicatorsResearch! #FCABAfrica Faculty Directors I. Koomson (U. New England), M. Okumu (U. Illinois) & D. Ansong (U. North Carolina) offer a new tool for measuring #resilience & apply it in sub-Saharan Africa: bit.ly/3AwllrP USAID @CAULalert World Health Organization (WHO)

HIV testing interventions with urban refugee youth can facilitate access to bonding (peers, partners) & bridging (family, professionals) social capital. With this approach, HIV testing interventions could advance sexual justice & rights and sex-positive practices ILLINOIS Social Work

In our latest paper, evidence from 10 sub-Saharan African countries shows that to slow the spread of diseases, interventions should address overcrowding, build household economic resilience, and invest in distinct risk communication strategies for rural/urban households

Headed to #SSWR? Check out our list of #ILLINOISsocialwork presentations at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference: go.illinois.edu/sswr_2023

In a new review, an international team of researchers looks at #EconomicEmpowerment interventions & educational outcomes. The findings may surprise you. More: doi.org/10.1007/s40894… #FinancialCapability #AssetBuilding #CBEH #FCABAfrica #AcademicAchievement #AcademicPerformance

In this week’s “Re-envisioning Global Mental Health” webinar, USAID staff, researchers, & experts in #MentalHealth discuss the importance of partnerships in addressing the global mental health crisis, featuring Dr. TaraPowell & Okumu Register ➡️ ow.ly/JRFI50PVgpC