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Last month, Columbia School of Social Work had the privilege of co-sponsoring Shaping Lives, Shaping Policy: A Legislative Breakfast on Black Maternal Health in partnership with the NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty, Policy and Research. 

The event began with opening remarks from NYS Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and NYC Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams. Both are the first Black women in their respective positions and are at the forefront of necessary policy change in the maternal health space. 

The Anga Center for Climate Justice, Health Equity, and Community Well-being, the first of its kind in a school of social work, has officially launched in East Africa. Grounded in the ethics and values of the social work profession, the Center is dedicated to addressing climate change-related health disparities, particularly among vulnerable populations in the region.