Nursing

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Two Georgia cities among most obese in nation

Colleen Tewksbury of the School of Nursing says that insurance coverage is the primary barrier for access to weight management treatment.

Australian Women’s Health

Everything you know about self-care isn’t wrong … but it’s not quite right

Barbara Riegel of the School of Nursing says that ignoring self-care can set people up for major health issues down the line, from burnout to true chronic illnesses.

Medscape

Nursing schools offer loan forgiveness programs to offset nurse shortage

A $125 million endowment to the School of Nursing will allow its students that are nurses to apply to become nurse practitioners through the Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program.

Technical.ly Philly

An LGBTQ health initiative at Penn just launched a 5-year partnership with investing group Gaingels

The School of Nursing’s Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative has partnered with Gaingels to leverage academic, intellectual, and research resources across Penn and promote health within queer populations.

WHYY (Philadelphia)

Overdose reversal medication could soon be sold alongside ibuprofen and allergy meds, but cost may still be a barrier

Shoshana Aronowitz of the School of Nursing and the Leonard Davis Institute is quoted on how naloxone’s ability to save someone’s life far outweighs any risks of someone misusing the medication.

A young boy sitting on a couch listening to his parent.

Sexual health topics for parents to address with adolescent GBQ male children

Inclusive sexual health education reduces young gay, bisexual, and queer (GBQ) men’s vulnerability to poor sexual health outcomes, however, conservative ideologies dominate policies on school-based sex education and view topics like same-sex attractions as controversial.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Philly area nurses find work, purpose outside hospitals post-COVID

A study by Matthew D. McHugh of the School of Nursing found that the pandemic largely erased tolerance and levels of loyalty to specific employers among nurses.

Forbes

Charitable gifts to higher ed surged in fiscal 2022, along with the stock market

Alumnus Leonard Lauder is noted for his $125 million gift to the School of Nursing last year.

KUOW

WA legislators weigh mandating nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals

Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that patients in California hospitals get two to three more hours of care a day than in other states as a result of staffing-ratio legislation.

Chronicle of Philanthropy

America’s top donors are helping to shape the future in an old-fashioned way

Alumnus Leonard Lauder gave $177 million to the School of Nursing to address nursing shortages by recruiting students from underrepresented backgrounds and training more providers for disadvantaged communities.

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