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Public Health Management Corporation and Penn Medicine announce opening of the PHMC Public Health Campus on Cedar
Aerial view of ten people wearing masks and social distancing in two rows on the front walkway of the Mercy Medical building.

Public Health Management Corporation and Penn Medicine announce opening of the PHMC Public Health Campus on Cedar

The Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic’s transition of the former Mercy Catholic Medical Center—Mercy Philadelphia Campus, along with coalition partners, including Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, envision integrated health care and social services for the West and Southwest Philadelphia community.

Brandon Lausch

A pivot, from financial literacy to restorative justice
Mckayla Warwick and Kwaku Owusu wear face masks while walking down a street in West Philadelphia.

A pivot, from financial literacy to restorative justice

Collective Climb won a 2020 President’s Engagement Prize as a West Philadelphia-based financial literacy project, but shifted their focus to engage with young people around the issue of community violence.

Kristina García

Celebrating women of color ‘At the table’
Woman on a zoom call

Undergraduate nominee Sciaska Ulysse thanked the Netter Center for her nomination and said, "I'm so excited to see how we can give back to communities after graduation."

Celebrating women of color ‘At the table’

The annual Women of Color award ceremony celebrated its 34th year in an online event led by the Women of Color at Penn Planning Committee and the African American Resource Center.

Kristina García

How Penn Medicine is getting COVID-19 vaccines to communities that need it most
A community health care worker wearing a face shield and mask leans toward a seated community member in a face mask asking question prior to receiving a vaccine.

Janet Haas, a member of the William Penn Foundation, administers a vaccine at the School of the Future In West Philadelphia. (Image: Penn Medicine News)

How Penn Medicine is getting COVID-19 vaccines to communities that need it most

Direct outreach to elderly and vulnerable populations, and working with Philadelphia faith leaders has led to community-based clinics throughout West Philadelphia.

From Penn Medicine News

Invested and engaged
View of Philadelphia skyline with Penn Park in foreground
  • Q&A

    • Invested and engaged

    In a Q&A, Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli reflects on the University’s latest Economic Impact Report and the new effort to include an account of Penn’s civic engagement and impact on Philadelphia, its residents, and surrounding communities.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Striking a balance in camp planning
    two children wearing masks in front of a log cabin and lush ferns

    In-person summer camps at the Morris Arboretum are moving forward this year, after having been canceled last year. Safety measures such as mask-wearing and smaller groups will address COVID-19 concerns. (Image: Morris Arboretum)

    Striking a balance in camp planning

    Amidst the uncertainties of the pandemic and with time to plan, this year organizers of summer camp offerings at Penn have developed an array of in-person and virtual programs.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Campus public health measures help mitigate the spread of COVID-19
    students walking around campus wearing masks and sitting outside eating food

    Campus public health measures help mitigate the spread of COVID-19

    Alongside regular saliva-based COVID-19 testing, other tools such as contact tracing, quarantine and isolation facilities, and health and well-being monitoring platforms are critical for protecting and supporting the campus community.

    Erica K. Brockmeier

    Sherisse Laud-Hammond reflects on transformative year as Penn Women’s Center director
    Sherisse Laud-Hammond stands with arms folded, smiling, in her office.

    Sherisse Laud-Hammond, director of Penn’s Women Center.

    Sherisse Laud-Hammond reflects on transformative year as Penn Women’s Center director

    In 2020, SP2 alum Sherisse Laud-Hammond was named the new director of the Penn Women’s Center, a position in which she is the first Black woman and woman of color to serve.

    From the School of Social Policy & Practice

    More chairs, new presence expand dental care access
    View of workers and a patient in a dental clinic

    At Sayre Health Center, Penn Dental Medicine expanded from one chair to four to serve the West Philadelphia community. (Image: Mark Garvin)

    More chairs, new presence expand dental care access

    A growing presence in community care centers has given Penn Dental Medicine more opportunities to serve Philadelphians and to train its students.

    Katherine Unger Baillie