As people live longer, family caregivers face financial challenges Image: iStock/Kiwis As people live longer, family caregivers face financial challenges Many people overlook the short- and long-term costs of financial caregiving, a growing problem that financial advisors and employers can help address, according to a new report by Penn Nursing.
Two Penn schools partner with Camden County to launch virtual reality Narcan training Real-life EMT Barry Hunter, second from left, talks to actors David Blatt, Newton Buchanan, Bi Jean Ngo, and Britt Fauzer. Blatt portrayed a man overdosing, Ngo and Fauzer acted as people administering Narcan, and Newton played an EMT. Kyle Cassidy, one of the creators of the training video, says Hunter helped teach Newton how to enter the scene and what to carry. (Image: Kyle Cassidy) Two Penn schools partner with Camden County to launch virtual reality Narcan training The Annenberg School for Communication and School of Nursing continue their efforts to train as many people as possible on administering the lifesaving overdose reversal medication.
Camden County launches virtual reality training program to teach people how to use Narcan for drug overdoses Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Camden County launches virtual reality training program to teach people how to use Narcan for drug overdoses The School of Nursing and the Annenberg School for Communication have partnered with New Jersey’s Camden County to create a virtual reality training video for administering the opioid-reversing drug Narcan. Program aims to increase Hispanic participants in Alzheimer’s disease trials Penn In the News 6ABC.com Program aims to increase Hispanic participants in Alzheimer’s disease trials A clinical trial by Adriana Perez of the School of Nursing is learning how to better understand and treat Alzheimer’s in the Hispanic community. Study highlights concerns regarding police involvement in mental health crisis response Image: iStock/Jacob Wackerhausen Study highlights concerns regarding police involvement in mental health crisis response Many cities co-deploy police officers alongside health professionals when responding to mental health threats. A study from Penn’s School of Nursing analyzes the perspectives and preferences of these programs among residents. Factors linked to racial disparities in chronic pain after injury Image: iStock/Igor Vershinsky Factors linked to racial disparities in chronic pain after injury Researchers at the School of Nursing have shown that differences in the characteristics of acute injuries are associated with racial disparities in chronic pain. An overdose drug is finally over-the-counter. Is that enough to stop the death toll? Penn In the News NPR An overdose drug is finally over-the-counter. Is that enough to stop the death toll? Shoshana Aronowitz of the School of Nursing says that over-the-counter Narcan is a baby step in the right direction, not a game changer. Spiritual coping behaviors may be key to enhanced trauma recovery of Black men who survive firearm injury Image: iStock/LightFieldStudios Spiritual coping behaviors may be key to enhanced trauma recovery of Black men who survive firearm injury A new study from Penn Nursing explores the complex role of spirituality as a coping mechanism for the burden of trauma. Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields Kathy D. Morrison, faculty lead for the Environmental Innovations Initiative; Andrew M. Hoffman, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine; Antonia M. Villarruel, dean of the School of Nursing; Farah Hussain, representing the dean of the Perelman School of Medicine; Sara S. Bachman, dean of School of Social Policy and Practice; Mark Wolff, dean of the School of Dental Medicine; and Julian Fisher, director of Oral and Planetary Health Policies in Penn Dental, sit onstage for a Climate Week discussion on climate and health. (Image: Tommy Leonardi) Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields Deans and leaders from the schools of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, and Social Policy & Practice discussed climate and health at a Climate Week event. OTC Narcan hits Philly store shelves—but with early cost and access barriers Penn In the News WHYY Radio (Philadelphia) OTC Narcan hits Philly store shelves—but with early cost and access barriers Shoshana Aronowitz of the School of Nursing is quoted on how the over-the-counter availability of Narcan has not solved the problem of drug addiction and overdosing. Load More
Program aims to increase Hispanic participants in Alzheimer’s disease trials Penn In the News 6ABC.com Program aims to increase Hispanic participants in Alzheimer’s disease trials A clinical trial by Adriana Perez of the School of Nursing is learning how to better understand and treat Alzheimer’s in the Hispanic community. Study highlights concerns regarding police involvement in mental health crisis response Image: iStock/Jacob Wackerhausen Study highlights concerns regarding police involvement in mental health crisis response Many cities co-deploy police officers alongside health professionals when responding to mental health threats. A study from Penn’s School of Nursing analyzes the perspectives and preferences of these programs among residents. Factors linked to racial disparities in chronic pain after injury Image: iStock/Igor Vershinsky Factors linked to racial disparities in chronic pain after injury Researchers at the School of Nursing have shown that differences in the characteristics of acute injuries are associated with racial disparities in chronic pain. An overdose drug is finally over-the-counter. Is that enough to stop the death toll? Penn In the News NPR An overdose drug is finally over-the-counter. Is that enough to stop the death toll? Shoshana Aronowitz of the School of Nursing says that over-the-counter Narcan is a baby step in the right direction, not a game changer. Spiritual coping behaviors may be key to enhanced trauma recovery of Black men who survive firearm injury Image: iStock/LightFieldStudios Spiritual coping behaviors may be key to enhanced trauma recovery of Black men who survive firearm injury A new study from Penn Nursing explores the complex role of spirituality as a coping mechanism for the burden of trauma. Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields Kathy D. Morrison, faculty lead for the Environmental Innovations Initiative; Andrew M. Hoffman, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine; Antonia M. Villarruel, dean of the School of Nursing; Farah Hussain, representing the dean of the Perelman School of Medicine; Sara S. Bachman, dean of School of Social Policy and Practice; Mark Wolff, dean of the School of Dental Medicine; and Julian Fisher, director of Oral and Planetary Health Policies in Penn Dental, sit onstage for a Climate Week discussion on climate and health. (Image: Tommy Leonardi) Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields Deans and leaders from the schools of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, and Social Policy & Practice discussed climate and health at a Climate Week event. OTC Narcan hits Philly store shelves—but with early cost and access barriers Penn In the News WHYY Radio (Philadelphia) OTC Narcan hits Philly store shelves—but with early cost and access barriers Shoshana Aronowitz of the School of Nursing is quoted on how the over-the-counter availability of Narcan has not solved the problem of drug addiction and overdosing. Load More
Study highlights concerns regarding police involvement in mental health crisis response Image: iStock/Jacob Wackerhausen Study highlights concerns regarding police involvement in mental health crisis response Many cities co-deploy police officers alongside health professionals when responding to mental health threats. A study from Penn’s School of Nursing analyzes the perspectives and preferences of these programs among residents.
Factors linked to racial disparities in chronic pain after injury Image: iStock/Igor Vershinsky Factors linked to racial disparities in chronic pain after injury Researchers at the School of Nursing have shown that differences in the characteristics of acute injuries are associated with racial disparities in chronic pain.
An overdose drug is finally over-the-counter. Is that enough to stop the death toll? Penn In the News NPR An overdose drug is finally over-the-counter. Is that enough to stop the death toll? Shoshana Aronowitz of the School of Nursing says that over-the-counter Narcan is a baby step in the right direction, not a game changer. Spiritual coping behaviors may be key to enhanced trauma recovery of Black men who survive firearm injury Image: iStock/LightFieldStudios Spiritual coping behaviors may be key to enhanced trauma recovery of Black men who survive firearm injury A new study from Penn Nursing explores the complex role of spirituality as a coping mechanism for the burden of trauma. Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields Kathy D. Morrison, faculty lead for the Environmental Innovations Initiative; Andrew M. Hoffman, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine; Antonia M. Villarruel, dean of the School of Nursing; Farah Hussain, representing the dean of the Perelman School of Medicine; Sara S. Bachman, dean of School of Social Policy and Practice; Mark Wolff, dean of the School of Dental Medicine; and Julian Fisher, director of Oral and Planetary Health Policies in Penn Dental, sit onstage for a Climate Week discussion on climate and health. (Image: Tommy Leonardi) Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields Deans and leaders from the schools of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, and Social Policy & Practice discussed climate and health at a Climate Week event. OTC Narcan hits Philly store shelves—but with early cost and access barriers Penn In the News WHYY Radio (Philadelphia) OTC Narcan hits Philly store shelves—but with early cost and access barriers Shoshana Aronowitz of the School of Nursing is quoted on how the over-the-counter availability of Narcan has not solved the problem of drug addiction and overdosing. Load More
Spiritual coping behaviors may be key to enhanced trauma recovery of Black men who survive firearm injury Image: iStock/LightFieldStudios Spiritual coping behaviors may be key to enhanced trauma recovery of Black men who survive firearm injury A new study from Penn Nursing explores the complex role of spirituality as a coping mechanism for the burden of trauma.
Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields Kathy D. Morrison, faculty lead for the Environmental Innovations Initiative; Andrew M. Hoffman, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine; Antonia M. Villarruel, dean of the School of Nursing; Farah Hussain, representing the dean of the Perelman School of Medicine; Sara S. Bachman, dean of School of Social Policy and Practice; Mark Wolff, dean of the School of Dental Medicine; and Julian Fisher, director of Oral and Planetary Health Policies in Penn Dental, sit onstage for a Climate Week discussion on climate and health. (Image: Tommy Leonardi) Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields Deans and leaders from the schools of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, and Social Policy & Practice discussed climate and health at a Climate Week event.
OTC Narcan hits Philly store shelves—but with early cost and access barriers Penn In the News WHYY Radio (Philadelphia) OTC Narcan hits Philly store shelves—but with early cost and access barriers Shoshana Aronowitz of the School of Nursing is quoted on how the over-the-counter availability of Narcan has not solved the problem of drug addiction and overdosing.