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Health Equity

How Well Do Fetal Care Centers Meet the Needs of Highly Complex Patients and Families?

A Penn Study Creates a Person-Centered Care Measurement Instrument

By:
  • Hoag Levins
September 9, 2024

News

Population Health

Andy Tan to Co-Lead $9.6 Million Tobacco Communications Study

Will Evaluate the Impact of Current Government Anti-Tobacco Messaging

By:
  • Hoag Levins
September 5, 2024

News

Health Equity | Improving Care for Older Adults

Penn LDI CICADA Initiative Names Researchers for 2024-2025 Cohort

Seventh Year of Program that Recruits, Mentors and Develops Junior Faculty for Health Services Research

By:
  • Hoag Levins
September 4, 2024
A nurse and a patient

Blog Post

Improving Care for Older Adults

How Do Ownership Changes Affect Nursing Home Quality?

After Acquisition, Staffing Declines Lead to a Small Negative Impact on Overall Quality

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
September 3, 2024

In Their Own Words

Population Health

How A Nonprofit’s Closure Could Harm Children’s Health and Threaten Many Families’ Finances

The Sudden Shutdown of Benefits Data Trust Is a Wakeup Call For Philly and Beyond, LDI Experts Write

By:
  • Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP
  • George Dalembert, MD, MSHP
  • and Madeline DeMarco, MPP
August 30, 2024

In Their Own Words

Penn, Harvard and Columbia All Chose Doctors To Lead Anxious Campuses

LDI Senior Fellow Guy David Has Taught Leadership To Over 2,000 Clinicians. He Lays Out Why Doctors Can Make Great Leaders In a Stat News Op-Ed

By:
  • Guy David, PhD
August 26, 2024

In Their Own Words

Population Health

Salt Reduction Works. The FDA Should Be Allowed To Set Tougher Limits, LDI Experts Say

Reduction Limits Save Lives and Money, and Even Food Firms Back Them. So Why Doesn’t Congress Act?

By:
  • Christina Roberto, PhD
  • Marlene Schwartz, PhD, and Alyssa J. Moran, ScD, MPH
August 22, 2024

Blog Post

Health Equity

Nurses Faced More Challenges Providing Care in Black-Serving Hospitals During the Pandemic

The Challenges Created Disparities That Warrant Urgent Attention

By:
  • Miles Meline, MBE
August 20, 2024

In Their Own Words

Population Health

Why Federal LIHEAP Benefits Should Expand To Pay For Cooling

Extreme Heat Will Hit People With Chronic Illnesses The Hardest. They Will Need Cooling Along With Their Medicines

By:
  • Charles Leonard, PharmD, MSCE, MPH
August 16, 2024

Blog Post

Population Health

Heart Patients Exercised More by Using Games and Incentives To Maintain Money, New Study Showed

Behavioral Interventions Can Boost Physical Activity and Promote Cardiovascular Health

By:
  • Miles Meline, MBE
August 15, 2024

News

Health Equity

40 Undergraduate Health Disparities Research Scholars Finish Their Summer at Penn

Week-Long Event Marks 25th Anniversary of LDI/Wharton School Program

By:
  • Hoag Levins
August 15, 2024

In Their Own Words

Population Health

A Navy Veteran Tested Positive For Alcohol And Swore He Didn’t Drink. His Doctor Backed Him Up. What Happened?

The Disabled Veteran's Case Underscores the Need to Improve Medical Tests in Court

By:
  • Aaron Schwartz, MD, PhD
  • and Tamar Lerer, JD
August 13, 2024

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