{"id":133723,"date":"2021-01-11T15:04:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T01:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=133723"},"modified":"2021-01-11T15:15:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T01:15:08","slug":"social-work-public-health-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/01\/11\/social-work-public-health-name\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s social work, public health programs celebrate new name"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_26817\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kN8ChGSnEog?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"糖心Vlog官方 M\u0101noa\u2019s social work, public health programs celebrate new name\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>To highlight the value of combined efforts between public health and social work in supporting the people of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii,\">Hawai&#699;i,<\/span> the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at M&#257;noa<\/a>\u2019s Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work is pleased to announce the change of its name to the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/thompson\/\">Thompson School of Social Work &amp; Public Health<\/a>. Since 2016, the Office of Public Health Studies has been part of the school of social work. The renaming provides an enhanced opportunity to embrace its vision of achieving social justice and health equity for the people of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> and citizens in a changing world.<\/p>\n<p>Most critically, the Thompson School of Social Work &amp; Public Health is training the future workforce of epidemiologists, social workers, gerontologists and other public health experts to help prevent and mitigate the effects of any future pandemics in our community. This effort is an example of <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M&#257;noa\u2019s goal of <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=20\">Enhancing Student Success<\/a>, one of four goals identified in the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf\">2015&#8211;25 Strategic Plan<\/a>, updated in December 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The efforts of social work and public health professionals improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities,&rdquo; said <strong>William Chismar<\/strong>, interim dean for the Thompson School of Social Work &amp; Public Health. &ldquo;Through its educational and research programs, the Thompson School trains and supports these professionals and public policy makers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/manoa-thompson-school-rename-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"group photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-133739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/manoa-thompson-school-rename-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/manoa-thompson-school-rename-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/manoa-thompson-school-rename.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Social-work_covewr-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"thompson school of social work and public health\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-133737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Social-work_covewr-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Social-work_covewr-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Social-work_covewr.jpg 677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The renaming reflects the major units within the school and highlights the interdisciplinary strength as one school.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Renaming the school to the Thompson school will provide a revitalized opportunity to share the legacy of Myron B. Thompson and his significant contributions to the all the communities of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii,\">Hawai&#699;i,<\/span> and to inspire future generations of social workers and public health professionals,&rdquo; said <strong>Jing Guo<\/strong>, chair of the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/thompson\/dsw\/\">Department of Social Work<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Social work and public health are responding in a holistic fashion to address the physical and social determinants of health and well-being, while honoring the people and communities that they serve.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Solutions to address the root causes of the pandemic and its collateral effects, and to build community well-being now and for the future, will come from the unique and shared perspectives of public health and social work,&rdquo; said <strong>Tetine Sentell<\/strong>, director of the <a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/publichealth\/\">Office of Public Health Studies<\/a>. &ldquo;The name change to the Thompson school makes the role of public health in this critical synergy more visible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During a time of multiple and interpenetrating crises of health and social welfare, the interdisciplinary alliance and professional leadership to advance social reform and public health are more urgent than ever. Social work and public health are essential to the workforce responding to the <abbr title=\"coronavirus\">COVID-19<\/abbr> pandemic and the long-term recovery from economic disruptions and drastic effects on people in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii,\">Hawai&#699;i,<\/span> the nation and the global community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M&#257;noa\u2019s social work and public health departments have been renamed under the Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,12],"tags":[241,449,244,596,9,56],"class_list":["post-133723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","category-video","tag-public-health","tag-public-health-sciences","tag-social-work","tag-myron-b-thompson-school-of-social-work","tag-uh-manoa","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133723"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133743,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133723\/revisions\/133743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}