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Volume 69 Number 23 University of Pennsylvania Almanac

WEBHealth organizations make health information available online, but the public have autonomy to explore the vast web of the internet when searching for health information. As a result, individuals may encounter health information that deviates from medical consensus. Depending on exposure to, and engagement with, misinformation, …

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Volume 70 Number 21 University of Pennsylvania Almanac

WEBvol 70 issue 21. News. A $5 million grant seeks to develop new, more efficient approaches to learn from the care delivered to patients across the University of Pennsylvania Health System and to train local scientists in the principles of “Learning Health System Science.”. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) …

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New Center at Penn Medicine to Improve Surgical Equity for

WEBAn analysis of health policies is currently underway to better understand the health insurance landscape nationwide. In the education space, courses centered on surgical equity, including an introduction to the social determinants of surgical health, are being implemented into the Perelman School of Medicine’s curriculum.

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Volume 69 Number 36 University of Pennsylvania Almanac

WEBMay 30, 2023. vol 69 issue 36. News. Penn Medicine is launching a new community mental health hub at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania—Cedar Avenue (HUP Cedar), co-locating inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care with a new crisis response center (CRC) at the facility. The multi-year plan will put crucial psychiatric and

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Volume 68 Number 4 University of Pennsylvania Almanac

WEB“The Fund for Health not only has the potential to improve the city’s health and economic vitality, it also is an important experience for students hoping to make a difference,” noted Katherine Klein, Wharton’s Vice Dean for Social Impact. “The program brings together students of business, medicine, and the social sciences from all

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Volume 69 Number 12 University of Pennsylvania …

WEBThe plan has contracts with Aetna Health, Inc., Independence Blue Cross, Keystone Health Plan East, Amerihealth and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to pay medical and dental claims …

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Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Ann B. Barshinger Cancer

WEBThat course helps train doctors and health care leaders to learn about best practices in the use of this emerging technology as they establish new proton centers around the world. Clinical trials in the Roberts Proton Therapy Center have mapped new treatments for pediatric brain and spinal cord tumors, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer …

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Penn Medicine Opens Gift of Life Donor Care Center at the

WEBThe center is focused on the timely evaluation, allocation, and recovery of precious organs to increase opportunities for successful transplants. The specialized, first-of-its-kind space in this area also benefits the region’s health care systems, creating capacity specifically to help hospitals to best allocate ICU and OR spaces for patients.

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$2 Million Grant to Train Next Generation of Penn Medicine …

WEBThe Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $2 million grant over the next five years to the Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) Residency Program in the department of emergency medicine at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine. This …

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Volume 69 Number 3 University of Pennsylvania Almanac

WEBvol 69 issue 3. Honors. print. The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) has named Jane H. Barnsteiner a Living Legend for her significant contributions to nursing and health care over the course of her career. The official designation will be made at a ceremony during the AAN’s 2022 Health Policy Conference.

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Volume 66 Number 28 University of Pennsylvania Almanac

WEBMarch 31, 2020. vol 66 issue 28. News. print. A $6 million grant from Arnold Ventures will support replication and rigorous study of the outcomes of the Transitional Care Model (TCM) in four US health-care systems. Designed by a team at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, the TCM has been proven in multiple National …

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Volume 66 Number 27 University of Pennsylvania Almanac

WEBHealth Savings Accounts (HSA) for HDHP. An HSA is a tax savings account for High Deductible Health Plan participants. HSA funds may be used to offset the cost of care. Penn will contribute to your HSA $1,000 for single coverage or $2,000 for family coverage. You can also contribute additional money to an HSA via pre-tax payroll …

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From the President and Provost: Advancing Health and Wellness …

WEBIt will bring together Campus Health, CAPS, SHS and programs to support students with challenges involving alcohol or other drugs to more explicitly inform and complement each other’s work. It will integrate them more fully into the core educational missions of the Provost’s Office, encompassing our Vice Provosts for Education, Faculty

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Volume 70 Number 4 University of Pennsylvania Almanac

WEBThomas Naff, Middle East Center. September 5, 2023. vol 70 issue 4. Deaths. print. Thomas (Tom) Naff, HOM’84, a former associate professor of Asian and Middle Eastern studies (AMES) at Penn and the director of Penn’s Middle East Center from 1967 to 1983, died on August 2. He was 93.

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Volume 69 Number 22 University of Pennsylvania Almanac

WEBFebruary 7, 2023. vol 69 issue 22. News. print. At present, Achilles tendon injuries have few options for remedy beyond intensive physical therapy and surgeries. Even then, recovery is not guaranteed and can differ significantly from person to person. But with the help of a new five-year grant totaling almost $8 million from the National

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Penn’s Be in the Know 2022–2023 Wellness Campaign

WEBThe 2022–2023 campaign launched on July 1, and again, includes exciting ways to support your health and overall well-being. Highlights include: “Steps for Success” campaign design, with the opportunity to earn up to $300 in Pulse Cash rewards, plus VIP special recognition. Special emphasis on completing a biometric screening, with four

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Wellness at Penn Announces New Leadership Roles for Ashlee

WEBWellness at Penn’s Public Health and Well-Being division, which is dedicated to creating a community of care focused on health education, promotion, and advocacy, has announced the appointment of the following inaugural leadership roles: Ashlee Halbritter, executive director; Rebecca Huxta, director of public health; and …

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Volume 64 Number 20 University of Pennsylvania Almanac

WEBLeonard Jarett, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. January 23, 2018. vol 64 issue 20. Deaths. Leonard Jarett, the longest-serving chair in the history of the department of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, died on January 13. He was 81.

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Volume 67 Number 25 University of Pennsylvania Almanac

WEBFebruary 2, 2021. vol 67 issue 25. News. On January 27, the University of Pennsylvania announced a $6.3 million leadership gift from alumnus David S. Pottruck, C’70, WG’72, reinforcing his half-century of engagement with Penn Athletics. The majority of his commitment to the Set The Future In Motion campaign will establish an endowment in an

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Volume 70 Number 2 University of Pennsylvania Almanac

WEB8. Health and Safety . Licensees and their contractors must provide workers with a safe and healthy work environment free from recognized hazards and must, at a minimum, comply with local and national health and safety laws. If residential facilities are provided to workers, they must be safe and healthy facilities.

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Volume 65 Number 15 University of Pennsylvania Almanac

WEBDecember 4, 2018. vol 65 issue 15. News. print. Continuing its mission of high-quality patient care, cutting-edge research and innovation, and training the world’s doctors, Penn Medicine has announced it is expanding to the United Kingdom. The new Penn Medicine London officially opened in the city’s Mayfair area on November 19.

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