The scope of services provided by social workers in Health Care is extensive, but only a limited number of settings could be covered. The following articles reflect as varied array of settings, programs and services, as possible. They represent but a few voices of frontline workers and policy leaders.

Social Worker Providing Leadership in Municipal System: An Interview with Jose R. Sanchez, CSW,ACSW Mr. José Sánchez is a most influential Social Worker in the field of Health Care in New York City. This is based on the position he holds as the Senior Vice President of the Generations+/Northern Manhattan Health Network - the largest acute care network in the Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC).  Find out more about Mr Sánchez and his views on Social Work in Health Care	Psychosocial Problems and Social Work in Neighborhood Health Centers By Terry Mizrahi, Ph.D., Professor, Hunter College of Social Work and Victoria M. Rizzo, MSW, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor and Executive Director, Elder Network of the Capital Region Center for Excellence in Aging Services, University of Albany Aware that considerable health care is provided in neighborhood based health centers we undertook a study to learn more about them. Our specific interest was in ascertaining how and by whom the patients’ psychosocial problems were assessed and addressed - that is, which professionals handled those problems.
Advocacy in Health Care Penny Jeffa Schwartz, DSW, Program Coordinator, Department of Social Work Services, Mount Sinai Medical Center The health care system has always been a challenge for clients to navigate. In today’s world of managed care, PPO’s and the rest of the alphabet soup that comprises the health care system as well as the problems of decreasing resources and reimbursements, privatization of health care institutions, AIDS, cancer and fears of bioterrorism, finding one’s way through the maze is more daunting than ever.	Carving a Niche in Community Health Centers By Fern Aaron Zagor, ACSW, Chief Administrator, Community and Mental Health Services, Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center, Rockaway, Queens, NY For over 30 years, Community Health Centers have been responsible for bringing doctors, basic health services and facilities into the nation’s neediest and most isolated communities. Health centers serve the working poor, the uninsured, as well as high-risk and vulnerable populations.
KidzPower—Combatting Obesity in Children Stacie Goldstein, CSW, Child Protection Coordinator, Elmhurst Hospital Center Obesity in children has reached epic proportions. According to recent studies, one in five children aged 6 to 11 is considered overweight, an increase of more than 50% from the last two decades. Studies show that the most effective ways to combat this problem are by teaching healthy eating habits and incorporating physical activity into a daily routine.	A Model for Social Work in the Health Care Setting Courtesy of  the New York-Presbyterian New York Weill Cornell Center Department of Social Work. It is presented as a possible model for utilization of social workers in health care settings. The mission of the Department of Social Work (at the New York-Presbyterian New York Weill Cornell Center) is consistent with that of the social work profession and the hospital.
Social Work In Health Care Enters 98th Year in New York City 2006–The Centennial Year of Social Work at Bellevue Patricia Blau, CSW, Director of Social Work, Bellevue Hospital Center   A History of Continuity and Change Frances Gautieri, CSW, ACSW, Director of Social Work, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center	1199 and the Challenges for the Social Work Profession David Kranz, Professional and Technical Coordinator, 1199/SEIU 1199 is a statewide union of health care workers, representing well over 200,000 people in New York State. Among this membership are over 3,000 social workers who work in a variety of health care settings including hospitals, nursing homes, mental health agencies, community health centers, substance abuse facilities, facilities for the mentally retarded, dialysis centers, children’s services, and many others.