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Policy

Opioid Epidemic

Testimony: Front Lines of the Fentanyl Crisis: Supporting Communities and Combating Addiction through Prevention and Treatment

Delivered to the United States Senate Committee on Finance

By:
  • LDI Staff
May 23, 2024

News

Population Health

A New $250 Million Approach to Addressing Health Care Patients’ Food Insecurities

Penn Plays a Major Scientific Role in New Initiative Backed by the American Heart Association and Rockefeller Foundation-Led Consortium

By:
  • Hoag Levins
May 21, 2024

Policy

Health Equity

Comment: Development of a Universal Symbol for Language Assistance Services in Health Settings

Submitted to the Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

By:
  • LDI Staff
May 20, 2024

Blog Post

Health Equity

Black Americans Use Different Words for Depression Than White Americans, Revealing a Limitation to AI

LDI Experts Show Shortcomings of Depression Screening and Chatbot Tools

By:
  • Miles Meline, MBE
May 17, 2024

News | Video

Population Health

Voids in Scientific Evidence Slow Efforts to Curb Firearm Violence

A Penn LDI Virtual Seminar Parses What Works and What Doesn't in Gun Control

By:
  • Hoag Levins
May 16, 2024

Blog Post

Population Health

Caregivers Share Views About How to Design Food Assistance Programs in Pediatric Clinics

Caregivers Prefer Food Delivery and Wraparound Supports, LDI Experts Find

By:
  • Mackenzie Bolas
May 15, 2024

Blog Post

Population Health

FDA Needs to Reboot Rules for Less Harmful Tobacco Alternatives After Biden’s Delay of the Menthol Ban

Modified Risk Tobacco Products Need a Faster Approval System to Help More Smokers Quit

By:
  • Andy Tan, PhD, MPH
May 15, 2024

In Their Own Words

What Nurses Really Need is Better Staffing

The Common Strategies to Raise Nurse Morale Need an Update 

By:
  • Karen Lasater, PhD, RN
  • K. Jane Muir, PhD, APRN
May 10, 2024

In Their Own Words

Health Care Access & Coverage

Bipartisan Support Grows To Solve One of Health Care’s Biggest Problems

Dually Eligible Americans on Medicare and Medicaid Are Getting the Attention They Deserve

By:
  • Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD
May 9, 2024

News

Improving Care for Older Adults

Photo Report from the Population Aging Research Center 2024 Retreat

Defining the Health and Health Care Problems and Prospects of Aging Americans

By:
  • Hoag Levins
May 9, 2024

News

Improving Care for Older Adults

The Population Health Calamity Evidenced in U.S. Life Expectancy Statistics

And What it Portends for Aging Adult Health in the Coming Decades

By:
  • Hoag Levins
May 9, 2024

Policy

Health Care Access & Coverage

Comment: Health Care Market Consolidation and Private Equity Funds

Submitted to U.S. Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, and  Federal Trade Commission 

By:
  • LDI Staff
May 6, 2024

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