Effective Interventions for Lifestyle Behaviors
It was part of the symposium “Accelerating the Pathway from Ideas to Efficacy: Developing More Effective Interventions for Lifestyle Behaviors Related to Chronic Diseases” sponsored by National Cancer Institute; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institutes of Health Office of Disease Prevention; and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research.
The purpose of the two-day event (September 28-29) was to highlight early-phase translational behavioral research studies aimed at improving behavioral risk factors for chronic diseases like cancer, cardiopulmonary diseases, and diabetes.
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New Medicare Model Produces Expert Nurses to Address Shortage of Primary Care
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Johnson & Johnson Gift Provides Undergraduate Financial Aid and Serves Communities through the Nursing/Wharton Impact Scholars Loan Program
The University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce a gift of $1 million from Johnson & Johnson to the School of Nursing and the Wharton School. This investment launches the Nursing/Wharton Impact Scholars Loan Program, a program that will increase the number of health care leaders with expertise in both business and clinical care by offering financial aid, and provide underserved communities with greater access to health professionals.