The Social Work and Health Inequalities Network was co-founded by Dr Eileen McLeod (Associate Professor, School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick) and Professor Paul Bywaters (Coventry University and Honorary Professor School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick) and launched at the International Health and Mental Health Conference, Quebec 2004. It has approximately 300 members worldwide, in over 25 countries.
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Aims
The Social Work and Health Inequalities Network (SWHIN) aims to promote research, discussion and action by social work researchers, educators, practitioners and managers, to combat the causes and consequences of unjust and damaging socially created inequalities in health.
Objectives
The objectives of the Network are:
- Exchanging information and resources (research evidence, policy statements etc.)
- Research collaboration
- Developing and exchanging examples of good practice
- Developing and exchanging ideas about teaching about health inequalities in qualifying and post-qualifying social work education.
- Influencing Policy Making
Co-Convenors
The co-convenors of the Network are:
Dr Julie Fish, Reader in Social Work and Health Inequalities, De Montford University, Leicester, UK
Email: jfish@dmu.ac.uk
Kate Karban, Senior Lecturer, Bradford University, Yorkshire, UK
Email: k.karban@bradford.ac.uk
executive committee Members
Paul Bywaters, UK; Barbara Fawcett, Australia; Ros Giles, Australia; Tuula Heinonen, Canada; Kathy Avery Kinew, Canada; Agnes Law, China; Eileen McLeod, UK; Anna Metteri, Finland; Vimla Nadkarni, India; Varda Soskolne, Israel; Joanne Sulman, USA; Roberta Uchoa, Brazil.
News
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Julie Fish and Paul Bywaters from the Social Work and Health Inequalities Network (SWHIN; www.warwick.ac.uk/go/swhin) along with the International Federation of Social Workers met with Professor Michael Marmot in London on October 26th to raise the profile of social work in the global agenda for reducing health inequalities http://www.marmotreview.org/ It was agreed that Michael Marmot and his team (the Global Health Equality Group, GHEG, at UCL), and both social work organisations wish to co-operate in promoting the international SDOH agenda and action on health inequalities. The purpose of the meeting was to explore how this might be developed. The potential for such a partnership was based on the common values of social work and the Commission, seeing health as an issue of human rights and social justice. This agenda is being taken forward by:
1. Keynote speech By Michael Marmot at the Social work and Social development conference in Stockholm.
2. SWHIN will contribute to the Consultation on the SDOH and the health divide in the WHO European Region
3. Potential future collaboration with the GHEG and particularly possibilities for research. IFSW and SWHIN will explore the possibility of securing recognition by the WHO as a civil society partner to the programme on the Social Determinants of Health.
- IASSW (International Association of Schools of Social Work) Award, $2000 to Dr Rosalie Pocket, Univ. of Sydney (Co-ordinator), Dr Liz Beddoe Univ. of Auckland, Prof P.Bywaters, Dr Eileen McLeod Univ. of Warwick, Dr Joan Yoo Seoul National Univ. (Participants) for Symposium on 'Translating global perspectives on health inequalities research into social work education - a Pacific Rim perspective'. Date November 9th 2011. Format: Teleconferencing. DVD, online and printed report subsequently available.
- Julie Fish, one of the Network co-ordinators has prepared an introductory reading list on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender experience of Health Inequalities.
See LGBT Experience of Health Inequalities
