‘Deeply Rooted’ community partnerships Jovian Patterson has used Deeply Rooted community green grants to expand an annual garden class for his West Philadelphia neighbors.nocred ‘Deeply Rooted’ community partnerships Deeply Rooted is a community partnership that plants trees, greens vacant lots, and funds grassroots programs. The goal: health justice in action.
COVID-19 pandemic worsened patient safety measures Image: iStock/Sviatlana Lazarenka COVID-19 pandemic worsened patient safety measures A new study from Penn Nursing found that rates of falls, infections, and injuries increased significantly during the pandemic, and have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels.
The dangers of handheld cellphone use among teen drivers Image: iStock/Antonio_Diaz The dangers of handheld cellphone use among teen drivers A new study by researchers at Penn Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine links newly licensed teen drivers to risky driving behaviors, and recommends teens and their parents develop strategies to avoid using cellphones while driving.
What to know about the current avian influenza outbreak Image: iStock/Merrimon What to know about the current avian influenza outbreak Louise Moncla and Aliza Simeone of Penn Vet and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center share helpful information for the public.
In a warming world, public needs to know more about protections from mosquito-borne illnesses Image: iStock/Noppharat05081977 In a warming world, public needs to know more about protections from mosquito-borne illnesses A panel survey of U.S. residents finds that only 15% worry that they or their families will contract dengue, West Nile virus, or other mosquito borne-illnesses.
Got canker sores? Try switching your toothpaste Penn In the News The Washington Post Got canker sores? Try switching your toothpaste Richard Wender of the Perelman School of Medicine says that canker sores often start with a minor trauma to the mucosal lining, like a sharp edge on a tooth or a pair of prickly braces. How synthetic nicotine brands market e-cigarettes to young people on social media Image: iStock/Benjamin Robinson How synthetic nicotine brands market e-cigarettes to young people on social media A study finds that most ads for e-cigarettes on Instagram, a platform dominated by users under the age of 25, do not adhere to FDA health warning requirements. Testing a novel, community-driven response to heat islands in Philadelphia Dorit Aviv uses an infrared camera to demonstrate the effects of the Tenopy’s radiant cooling panels on Hanzhong Luo.nocred Testing a novel, community-driven response to heat islands in Philadelphia Researchers from three University of Pennsylvania schools collaborated with a Hunting Park nonprofit to design, build, and test a prototype of a cooling shelter to place at a bus stop. More accept COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, and willingness to vaccinate has declined nocred More accept COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, and willingness to vaccinate has declined A health survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds a rise in the number of Americans believing COVID-19 vaccination misinformation, and a lower willingness to vaccinate. Keeping calm in case of catastrophe Emergency medicine staff get a training over breakfast on how to care for victims of an explosion.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) Keeping calm in case of catastrophe How emergency medical teams at Penn Medicine build the playbook for disaster preparedness.
How synthetic nicotine brands market e-cigarettes to young people on social media Image: iStock/Benjamin Robinson How synthetic nicotine brands market e-cigarettes to young people on social media A study finds that most ads for e-cigarettes on Instagram, a platform dominated by users under the age of 25, do not adhere to FDA health warning requirements.
Testing a novel, community-driven response to heat islands in Philadelphia Dorit Aviv uses an infrared camera to demonstrate the effects of the Tenopy’s radiant cooling panels on Hanzhong Luo.nocred Testing a novel, community-driven response to heat islands in Philadelphia Researchers from three University of Pennsylvania schools collaborated with a Hunting Park nonprofit to design, build, and test a prototype of a cooling shelter to place at a bus stop.
More accept COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, and willingness to vaccinate has declined nocred More accept COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, and willingness to vaccinate has declined A health survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds a rise in the number of Americans believing COVID-19 vaccination misinformation, and a lower willingness to vaccinate.
Keeping calm in case of catastrophe Emergency medicine staff get a training over breakfast on how to care for victims of an explosion.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) Keeping calm in case of catastrophe How emergency medical teams at Penn Medicine build the playbook for disaster preparedness.