U.S. Children Are Suffering: A Generation Grows Up Sicker, Sadder, and Dying Sooner
From Anxiety and Loneliness to Obesity and Gun Deaths, a Sweeping New Study Uncovers a Devastating Decline in the Health and Well-Being of U.S. Children
Population Health
Focusing on how societal events, structural forces, and policies influence the health of populations.
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Pennsylvania’s Cannabis Wave Is Already Here — And Our Mental Health System Isn’t Ready
Before Lawmakers Do Full Legalization, We Must Face the Reality: High-Potency Marijuana Already Harms Kids and Adults Alike
Policy Talk Isn’t Cheap; It Can Affect Your Health
Just Discussing Punitive or Supportive Policies—Even Before They’re Enacted—Can Impact Physical and Mental Health, Especially for Marginalized Groups, LDI Fellow Says
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Less Maternity Care
Chart of the Day: New Study Maps Maternity Care Gaps in Smoke-Prone U.S. Counties
One Agency’s Maps Are Known For Documenting Redlining
But Many Other Factors Played a Role in Denying Loans, LDI Fellow Says
Penn Experts Warn New Vaccine Policy Could Undermine Public Health
Offit and Buttenheim Criticize HHS Placebo Trial Mandate as Unethical, Misleading, and a Threat to Vaccine Confidence
Aligning Health Systems With Their Community’s Economic and Social Needs
A Penn LDI Virtual Seminar Explores the Latest Trends in Anchor Institution Operations
Black Men’s Early Experiences Shape Recovery From Serious Trauma
Neighborhood Perceptions May Also Affect PTSD and Depression Recovery After Serious Injury
Using Tax and Labor Policies to Improve Population Health
A Penn LDI and Opportunity for Health Lab Virtual Seminar Explores Economic Assistance Programs
Whitley Aamodt, MD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Neurology , Perelman School of Medicine
Linda Aiken, PhD, RN
- Claire Fagin Leadership Professor , Penn Nursing
- Professor, Sociology , School of Arts and Sciences
April Ancheta, PhD, RN
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics , Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
George Anesi, MD, MSCE
- Assistant Professor, Medicine , Perelman School of Medicine
Robert A. Aronowitz, MD
- Professor and Chair, History and Sociology of Science , School of Arts and Sciences
- Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor, Social Sciences , School of Arts and Sciences
Carolyn H. Asbury, ScMPH, PhD
- Former Senior Consultant, The Dana Foundation
Frances Barg, PhD
- Professor Emeritus, Family Medicine and Community Health , Perelman School of Medicine
- Professor Emeritus, Anthropology , School of Arts and Sciences
Vince Bediako
- PhD Student, The Graduate Group in Demography , School of Arts and Sciences
- MA, Statistics and Data Science , Wharton School