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
Population Health
Focusing on how societal events, structural forces, and policies influence the health of populations.
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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
Restricting Youth Access to Nicotine and Tobacco Products
Testimony: Delivered to Philadelphia City Council
Simple Visual Aids Raise Awareness and Knowledge About HIV Treatment
Bead-Filled Bottles May Change Attitudes and Help Prevent HIV Transmission, LDI Fellows Show in Philadelphia Studies
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