At University Park and around the world, Penn State students are actively involved in research that supports health and human development.
In an effort to draw attention to the wide range of issues that impact rural health, Gov. Tom Wolf has declared Nov. 13-17 as Rural Health in Pennsylvania Week at the request of the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health and the Pennsylvania Rural Health Association.
Paid-sick-leave laws may contribute to a decline in foodborne illness outbreaks, and laws with stronger employee protections may provide greater public health benefits, according to a study led by a Penn State researcher.
Drug overdoses from prescription opioids, heroin, and synthetic opioids have increased by 20 percent since 2015, killing some 64,000 Americans last year. In response, social science researchers at Penn State are leading initiatives to combat the increasing rates of illicit drug use.
Alumni Association President Steve Wagman and Vice President Randy Houston began their new roles earlier this summer. Learn how and why these two lifelong Penn State volunteers are inspired to give back in the Alumni Association's exclusive Q&A.
Lisa Kitko, associate professor of nursing, was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing during the academy’s annual conference Oct. 7 in Washington, D.C.
Penn State nursing faculty members and an alumnus, who is a rural health leader, are recipients of The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing’s sixth annual Innovation Award.
The Penn State Alumni Association will recognize 14 graduates on Oct. 4 with the lifelong title of Alumni Fellow, the highest award given by the Alumni Association.
Five Penn State students studying health policy and administration gained hands-on experience this summer through internships at Johns Hopkins.
The latest episode in the “Ask the Experts” series features Sheridan Miyamoto, who discusses the problem of sexual assault and health care’s response in underserved and rural communities.
Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP) are being implemented in an increasing number of states to address their misuse, and a team of Penn State researchers, including Young Hee Nam, Yunfeng Shi, Dennis Shea and John Moran, have been investigating their impact.
Larry Baronner, rural health systems manager and deputy director at the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health (PORH), was awarded the 2017 Calico Leadership Award at the State Flex Program Reverse Site Visit in Bethesda, Maryland.
The Health Resources and Services Administration has recognized 10 states — including Pennsylvania — for outstanding quality performance of their Critical Access Hospitals in achieving the highest reporting rates and levels of improvement over the past year.
Women who experience a false-positive mammogram result are more likely to begin medication for anxiety or depression than women who received an immediate negative result, according to a study led by Penn State researcher Joel Segel. The finding highlights the importance of swift and accurate follow-up testing to rule out a breast cancer diagnosis.
The College of Health and Human Development announces its 2017 student recipients of the Francis Hoffman Award for Excellence in Writing.
