Incarceration as Social Determinant of Health
Penn Researcher Says Mental Illness, Chronic Disease Risks Surge After Release
Population Health
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Research Updates
Many Maternal Deaths Occur After Birth, With Mental Health a Key Factor
LDI Experts Are Making Postpartum Care Safer With Telehealth, Remote Monitoring, Doulas, and Long-Acting Addiction Care
Health Insurance May Slow Toxin-Related Aging, LDI Fellow Finds
Researchers Urge Expanding Insurance Coverage with Stronger Environmental Protections to Ease the Biological Toll of Lead and Other Hazards
Housing May Help Homeless Veterans With Heart Disease Avoid the ER
Faster Access to Stable Housing May Improve Health for Vulnerable Veterans, LDI Fellows’ Study Finds
Unhealthy Housing Is a Public Health Threat, Penn’s Cheryl Bettigole Says
Former Philadelphia Health Commissioner Releases Policy Brief as City Council Weighs Stronger Tenant Protections
Rural Health Funds May Not Reach Hardest-Hit States, Study Finds
First Rural Health Grants May Not Go to Areas With the Greatest Needs, LDI Experts Find
How to Lower Maternal and Child Deaths Across the World? Give Low-Income Families Cash.
Research Brief: Cash Transfer Programs Improve Birth, Nutrition, and Early Childhood Health Outcomes
Loss of Vital Monitoring System Threatens Nation’s Health
Without Pressure From Congress, NHANES — Which Helped Uncover High Levels of Childhood Lead, Nutritional Deficiencies, and Forever Chemicals — Will Cease to Exist
Only One in Four High-Risk Rural Births Get Appropriate Hospital Care
A Multi-State Study Finds That Parents Often Travel 60+ Miles—With Distance, Insurance, and Race Driving Gaps in Maternal Care
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
Joao Victor Antunes Lopes
- PhD Student, Demography , School of Arts and Sciences
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