LDI: The Rising Power of Administrative Data for HSR Scientists

By Corrinne Fahl

In 2016, after City Council approved a soda tax to fund the operation of pre-kindergarten educational programs throughout Philadelphia, the city had to decide where this funding would be targeted. It turned to the University of Pennsylvania's Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy Center (AISP) to create a data model mapping key early childhood risk exposure across the neighborhoods.

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LDI: Health Care Podcast “Tradeoffs” to Launch at Penn

By Corrinne Fahl

Evidence Takes Center Stage in Effort Backed by LDI, Annenberg School, and Center for Public Health Initiatives

Veteran radio journalist Dan Gorenstein is being collaboratively supported by three University of Pennsylvania entities, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the California Health Care Foundation in the launch of a new media outlet producing in-depth podcast reports analyzing topical health care issues.

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Open letter to Dr. Goldfarb from Alumni

By Corrinne Fahl

Regarding an open letter to Dr. Goldfarb

Dr. Crystal Zheng is reaching out to fellow alumni to draft an open letter to Dr. Goldfarb regarding his piece in the Wall Street Journal. The University of Pennsylvania and the Perelman School of Medicine stand by their commitment to Inclusion and Diversity, as well as health equity, cultural humility, and broad education. You can find the draft letter here. 

Delores Brisbon, Women in Medicine Month 2019

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The Office of Inclusion and Diversity is excited to welcome Delores Brisbon on September 24th to celebrate Women in Medicine month. Mrs. Brisbon will be speaking at 1pm in the Flyers/76ers Surgery Theater in HUP.

Martin Luther King Jr. Health Equity Symposium 2019 Recap

By Dominique Alexis

This year we celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 90^th birthday and on January 23, 2019, marked the fifth anniversary of the Office of Inclusion and Diversity's Martin Luther King Jr. Health Equity Symposium. This year's keynote speaker Jonathan Woodson, MD, who leads Boston University's University-wide Institute for Health System Innovation and Policy gave a compelling talk entitled "My Soul Looks Back; Lest we Forget (What the Evolution of MLK Teaches about Solving America's Problem's Today)." The symposium opened with remarks by Dr. PJ Brennan, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of the University of…