Research, Products and Essays:

The “Lifting the Veil of Ignorance” series of student social justice essays, which were developed from the students’ social work research proposals, is an anthology of undergraduate authors’ viewpoints on various topics related to social justice using a social work perspective to approach addressing injustices. It is important to hear from undergraduate students, particularly . .

In 2020, Good Morning America shined a light on the issue of structural racism's impact on black maternal deaths in “How maternal medical disparities affect women of color.” This essay will explore this issue, alongside how healthcare professionals and social workers can support social justice through strengthening access to diverse . . .

Retaining patients in care is a critical aspect of HIV clinical practice. People living with HIV are likely to continually adhere to HIV treatment when they remain in continuous care. Retention in HIV care is associated with viral suppression which improves immune function, decreases individual . . .

Whilst many young people are thriving, some find home and/or school life challenging. English schools are facing unprecedented challenges in meeting needs of young people with ever-diminishing resources (Mind, 2022). The World Health Organization (WHO, 2021) states . . .

This essay is a policy and evidence review of health inequalities in children and young people in Cumbria, UK. Statistics are used to identify geographical disparities in health outcomes and relevant evidence is presented and examined to illustrate the impact of health inequalities. I have worked as a Specialist Community Public Health. . .

This study explored how COVID-19 affected physical activity of individuals who participated in a survey in order to give recommendations to organisations, practitioners and services on how to manage changes in health care needs. Self-reported physical activity decreased throughout all five age groups included in this study. This decrease is associated . . .

The outbreak of Covid-19 globally led to a national lockdown in England from March to July 2020 and November to December 2020. Key workers in front line health care, food production or delivery services were allowed to continue working, but all other workers, including family centre leaders, had to go home and work from home where possible. Family centres provide wrap . . .

The overall goal of the project was to identify and initiate necessary structural changes in the work of nurses at a German University Clinic. Based on consideration of the mental stress that nursing staff demonstrated in the results from a standardized survey data, preventive measures in the context of a risk . . .

The goal of this project was to increase the level of family participation in their child’s treatment. Specifically, we wanted to determine if having families sign a participation agreement prior to admission and reinforcing their engagement would have an impact on the level of family involvement. We observed family . . .