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Latest Research

Four Penn LDI Fellows Awarded Grants for Collaborative Work with Philadelphia Department of Health
Research is Focused on Augmenting City's Effort to End the HIV Epidemic
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Mandates Affect Use of Opioids to Treat Acute, Severe Pain
Potential Unintended Consequences for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Boney Cancer Pain
The War on Drugs as Structural Racism
Penn LDI Seminar Explores a Century of Racialized Responses to Drug Use and Addiction

Expert Impact

Summer Reading: Latest Books From Penn LDI Senior Fellows
Achieving Global Vaccine Equity for COVID-19
Penn LDI Seminar Features Experts from Kaiser Family Foundation, Gates Foundation, I-MAK, and Penn Medicine
A Year Later: Penn LDI COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Grant Projects
Fast Entry in Early Pandemic Months Benefitted Public Health and Researchers
Penn Dental's Joan Gluch Receives Public Service Award
LDI Senior Fellow Cited by PA Dental Association for Innovation in Community Oral Health

Health Policy$ense

Promoting Self-care Among African Immigrants with Chronic Diseases
Cultural and Structural Factors
Applying Private Plan Rules for Prior Authorization to Traditional Medicare
One in Four Dollars Spent on Medical Services Would be Reviewed
Partisan Politics and the Opioid Epidemic: A Social Media Analysis
State Legislators’ Posts Reveal Growing Gap Between Democrats and Republicans
Meeting the Moment at Penn LDI’s Health Reform Conference
The Art of the Possible

Our Mission

Penn LDI's mission is to catalyze and facilitate multidisciplinary research and educational programs, shaping and expanding the knowledge required to improve health care delivery, health policy, and population health.

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