BU Now » School of Medicine http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 “Reaching Out” Part Two: Help for Haiti http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2011/01/25/help-for-haiti/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2011/01/25/help-for-haiti/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:00:28 +0000 Kira Jastive http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=7899 Part two in BU Today’s “Reaching Out” series takes a look at the Haitian Earthquake Long-term Pediatric Support (HELPS) team, an effort by the School of Medicine (MED) and Boston Medical Center that brings social and legal services to Haitians who fled following last year’s devastating earthquake.  According to the story, the program includes a 24-hour paging system that helps doctors direct patients to necessary resources like food, shelter and clothing.

Stay tuned to the series as tomorrow’s piece will feature the School of Social Work’s (SSW) BRIDGE (Building Refugee and Immigrant Degrees for Graduate Education) program, which offers a master’s in social work for immigrants who then go on to work with their own communities.


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During this H2O emergency, regular updates will be available on BU Today, or visit www.mwra.com for more information.

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