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Empowering unhoused patients through comprehensive eye care
From left to right: Justin Wang, Janine Haros, and Eric Lee in a clinical room at the Scheie Eye Institute, holding documents and smiling together

Justin Wang (left), Janine Haros (center), and Eric Lee (right) in a clinical room at the Scheie Eye Institute, holding documents and smiling together.

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Empowering unhoused patients through comprehensive eye care

Penn fourth-years Eric Lee, Janine Haros, and Justin Wang will use a President’s Engagement Prize to elevate vision health in unhoused individuals across Philadelphia through free eye screenings, tailored care coordination, and interactive patient education.
Voting is linked to living longer
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Voting is linked to living longer

A new study co-authored by SP2’s Femida Handy shows that voting is associated with reduced mortality risk in older adults.

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How a free medical telesimulation platform is saving children’s lives
A doctor working on a manikin in a clinic.

CHOP physician Madiha Raees and colleagues are in the process of analyzing data from a study in Botswana that utilized Annenberg Hotkeys to help medical providers retain information from an in-person training simulation on pediatric resuscitation. For the study, they filmed videos using mannikins in CHOP's simulation lab.

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How a free medical telesimulation platform is saving children’s lives

A new study on sepsis training in Ghana builds on prior research showing the impact of Annenberg Hotkeys, a free platform developed in 2020. It is being used in other medical settings—and its co-creator sees potential in nonmedical uses.

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Cultivating health through public space

Cultivating health through public space

Catherine Seavitt examines the connections between public space and public health through the lens of ecology, policy, and plant science.

Making older homes a safer haven for young families
Two members of a lead abatement team surveying a house under lead abatement treatment.

The Green & Healthy Homes team tests the home, identifying any hazardous paint, and potentially replacing the surface and/or paint while the family stays in a local hotel.

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Making older homes a safer haven for young families

After five years, the Lead-Free Families initiative is proving the impact of a health system investing in safe homes.

From Penn Medicine News

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2025 PEP, PIP, and PSP winners: Where are they now?
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2025 PEP, PIP, and PSP winners: Where are they now?

Nearly a year after being awarded the 2025 President’s Engagement Prize, President’s Innovation Prize, and President’s Sustainability Prize, the recipients—now alumni—provide updates on their projects.

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Penn Medicine CAREs grants boost science, literacy, service

Penn Medicine CAREs grants boost science, literacy, service

The Penn Medicine CAREs grant program has announced more than $54,000 across 26 projects this quarter to expand science education, support early literacy, and strengthen volunteer-led service efforts.

Penn experts propose a tobacco playbook for food policy
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Penn experts propose a tobacco playbook for food policy

Drawing on public policies that have been successful with tobacco control, Penn’s Center for Food and Nutrition Policy outlines a stronger framework for regulating ultra-processed foods.

Eric Horvath

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Cindy Sako: Empowering Philadelphia to learn CPR 
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Cindy Sako: Empowering Philadelphia to learn CPR 

Cindy Sako leads free classes through the Mobile CPR Project, building partnerships throughout Philadelphia to equip community members with CPR skills.

A 24/7 virtual care service means freedom from on-call hours
Aileen John.

Aileen John is a regional medical director for Penn Medicine Primary Care.

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A 24/7 virtual care service means freedom from on-call hours

A new initiative, Penn Medicine OnDemand, frees Penn primary care doctors from most on-call duties after work hours, while patients still have 24-hour access to virtual care.

From Penn Medicine News

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