In The Milbank Quarterly, Harold Pollack (CHAS Co-Director and Helen Ross Professor at the UChicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice) and his coauthors write, “As a health policy and public health community, we have spent the last generation noting the importance of social determinants of health. Yet, in myriad ways, we have failed to recognize, embrace, and reward the profession and practice of social work, whose core mission is to address social determinants on matters ranging from youth homicide to homelessness, disability, long-term care, and now the COVID-19 epidemic.” Here, the authors illustrate the ways that social workers address social determinants and reduce health disparities by helping vulnerable or marginalized individuals, families, and communities secure basic needs and resources, and the ways that the social work profession is undervalued, under-resourced, and underpaid. This article calls on the public health community to step up to support social workers’ efforts and requests in order to truly address social determinants of public health. Read the complete article below. | 
