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Students and Startups Take on Social Determinants of Health

WebConceived in 2021 by Sharma and Karamardian along with then-Penn HealthX co-presidents Alex Beschloss and Elana Meer, the accelerator is the business …

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Engaging Faith Communities to Reduce Vaccination Disparities

WebIn Philadelphia, only 12 percent of the vaccine had gone to Black residents by late January 2021, even though this group makes up 42 percent of the city’s …

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Health Equity Efforts Help Moms Newly Home from the Hospital

WebHealing at Home is a text messaging program for low-risk postpartum patients who delivered at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. It covers the period from …

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Teaching and Learning to End Health Inequities for Black Mothers …

WebTeaching and Learning to End Health Inequities for Black Mothers and Babies. Seven hundred women in the United States die each year due to pregnancy or …

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The People. The Places. The Reasons We Serve.

WebThis calling inspires the passion and creativity of an extraordinarily talented and dedicated team of physicians and nurses, faculty, trainees, students, staff, and volunteers. Our …

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Helping Black Families to Grow and Thrive – Service In Action

WebThe new system-wide standard procedure for postpartum hemorrhage care is just one aspect of the maternal health equity initiative. Starting in 2020, Howell and Srinivas led …

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Social Determinants & More – Service In Action

WebHealth Need: Social Determinants & More. Health is shaped by a wide range of factors, from a person’s access to education, food, and housing, to much more—even the …

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She’s Helping Patients in Need Navigate Their Way Through a …

WebGuerra, who serves multiple roles including vice chair of Diversity and Inclusion of the Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine and …

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A New Public Health Campus to Replace a Closed Hospital in West

WebDecember 13, 2021. The PHMC Public Health Campus on Cedar, which was formerly Mercy Catholic Medical Center, is now managed by Penn Medicine and the Public …

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Where the Homeless Find a Helping Hand – Service In Action

WebFor more than 50 years, the Hall-Mercer Community Mental Health Center of Pennsylvania Hospital has served as a haven for individuals seeking community-based …

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Greening for Health Equity in Black and Brown Communities

WebJuly 6, 2022. Health is about much more than the care you receive in a hospital or clinic — it’s about the places and spaces where you live and play that have a profound impact on …

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A FAST Approach to Helping Food Insecurity – Service In Action

WebRising to Meet the Need. FAST (Food Access Support Technology) is a new platform created by Penn Medicine’s Center for Health Equity Advancement (CHEA) that …

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Multiplying the Impact of Those Who Care for the Community

WebFor more than a decade, Penn Medicine has provided financial support to help staff, faculty, and students to extend their impact on the community through the …

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Testing for COVID-19, Right in the Neighborhood

WebCars crowded along 59 th Street and wrapped around the block on the first day that Sayre Health Center opened its COVID drive/walk-through testing site in the …

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Training for Better Community Mental Health – Service In Action

WebCBT helps people recognize how their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected, and learn skills to shift unhelpful patterns of thinking and reacting. The …

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Lancaster Street Medicine Program Meets Patients Where They Are

Web‘We saw the need’ Towne and his fellow residents began discussing the possibility of a street medicine program in early 2021. They partnered with Community …

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A Focus on Equity Across a Year of COVID-19 Vaccination

WebDecember 21, 2021. On Dec. 16, 2020, the first-ever dose of the COVID-19 vaccine administered by Penn Medicine set off a cascade: More than 350,000 COVID-19 shots …

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Support Across Generations for Safe Aging at Home

WebSometimes the simplest intervention can prevent a serious outcome. Such was the case for two student nurses visiting the home of an 84-year-old woman as part …

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A Transformation of Mercy – Service In Action

WebA Transformation of Mercy. A former West Philadelphia safety-net hospital is becoming something totally new: a resource hub for achieving health equity and …

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