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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Therese Richmond of the School of Nursing is quoted on some reasons people choose to enter a research study.
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Terri Lipman of the School of Nursing notes that physical activity requires attention to self-care, which is difficult when that’s competing with other survival responsibilities layered onto a person.
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School of Nursing Dean Antonia Villarruel participated in a panel discussion about health equity in Philadelphia. She said the pandemic has revealed the connections between social determinants of health, differences in quality of care, and access to health care. “We are still living with the sins of the past,” she said. “And I think in order for us to move forward, we have to address the structural-related issue.”
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Linda Aiken of the Nursing School comments on a court case that may make nurses less forthcoming about medical mistakes.
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In The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunny Vespico Jackson, an injury-prevention coordinator at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, weighs in on the benefits of gun locks, which she says can protect children and prevent suicides. A grant from Penn Medicine CARES allowed Jackson to purchase 200 cable locks to give to local gun owners.
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Alison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing said that, if the American public is asked to be vaccinated against COVID-19 again in the future, the turnout would likely not exceed that of the typical annual flu vaccine. “I’m guessing that flu-vaccine coverage is going to be a ceiling,” she said. “I just don’t think we’ll have 70 percent of U.S. adults saying, ‘Oh, an annual COVID shot? Sure.’”
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Alison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing said vaccine mandates can act as rewards. “One thing we are solving for is allowing people to live as close to a normal, unrestricted life,” she said. “For a vaccinated person, that’s good for my mental health, connections, social interactions and feeling reassured my city is watching out for me.”
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A study from the School of Nursing concluded that nurses can play a major role in helping patients navigate information and misinformation about the pandemic. “We have to craft our messages, and then we, as individuals, need to also have some level of health and science literacy, and I think we can help in garnering that as well,” Dean Antonia Villarruel said.
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Alumnus Leonard A. Lauder donated $125 million to the School of Nursing to create a tuition-free program for nurse practitioners.
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The School of Nursing has received a $125 million gift from alumnus Leonard A. Lauder. The donation will fund a tuition-free program that will train nurse practitioners to work in underserved communities.