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<div class="featured-topic-image" style="background-image:url('/live/image/gid/21/width/1400/height/500/crop/1/12211_PennNursing_spots_final_2_gp2.rev.1641488283.jpg')"><div class="featured-topic-box"><h2 class="featured-topic-intro">Penn Nursing is advancing the field of <a href="/details/tags.php?tags=mental+health">mental health</a>.</h2><div class="featured-topic-content"><div id="lw_widget_a350449a" class="lw_widget lw_widget_type_stream lw_widget_stream lw_widget_id_72 lw_widget_homepage_-_featured_topic_content_stream lw_widget_randomized lw_widget_columns"><div style="display:none;"/><div class="lw_widget_column_wrapper"><div class="lw_widget_column lw_widget_column_1"><ul class="lw_widget_results lw_widget_inactive_results lw_widget_inactive_results"><li class="lw_item_1 lw_has_image lw_starred lw_profiles_type_faculty" data-stream-parent=""><a href="/live/profiles/96-pamela-z-cacchione" class="featured-topic-item"><img class="profile-image" src="/live/image/gid/19/width/165/height/165/crop/1/src_region/528,40,1851,1365/1109_pamela_cacchione_2016.rev.1466612897.jpg" alt="Pamela Z. Cacchione"/><div class="profile-info"><h3>Faculty Profile:</h3><h4>Pamela Z. Cacchione</h4></div></a></li></ul></div><div class="lw_widget_column lw_widget_column_2"><ul class="lw_widget_results lw_widget_inactive_results lw_widget_inactive_results"><li class="lw_item_2 lw_has_image lw_starred lw_profiles_type_faculty" data-stream-parent=""><a href="/live/profiles/94-eileen-t-lake" class="featured-topic-item"><img class="profile-image" src="/live/image/gid/19/width/165/height/165/crop/1/src_region/405,40,1728,1365/1106_eileen_lake_2016.rev.1466611019.jpg" alt="Eileen T. Lake"/><div class="profile-info"><h3>Faculty Profile:</h3><h4>Eileen T. Lake</h4></div></a></li></ul></div></div><span title="<widget type="stream"><arg id="max">4</arg><arg id="paginate">false</arg><arg id="use_widget">70</arg><arg id="use_widget">73</arg><arg id="use_widget">76</arg><arg id="use_widget">74</arg><arg id="sort_order">random</arg><arg id="columns">2</arg><arg id="list_order">vertical</arg><arg id="format_widget"><div class="featured-topic-content">{widget}</div></arg><arg id="tag"><span class="lw_item_tags"><a href="/live/tags/mental%20health/type/images">mental health</a></span></arg></widget>" class="lw_widget_syntax lw_hidden" data-widget-id="72"/></div></div></div></div>
<div class="featured-topic-image" style="background-image:url('/live/image/gid/21/width/1400/height/500/crop/1/12216_pediatrics3.rev.1641843099.jpg')"><div class="featured-topic-box"><h2 class="featured-topic-intro">Penn Nursing is advancing the field of <a href="http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/live/tags/pediatrics">pediatrics</a>.</h2><div class="featured-topic-content"><div id="lw_widget_691c02ce" class="lw_widget lw_widget_type_stream lw_widget_stream lw_widget_id_72 lw_widget_homepage_-_featured_topic_content_stream lw_widget_randomized lw_widget_columns"><div style="display:none;"/><div class="lw_widget_column_wrapper"><div class="lw_widget_column lw_widget_column_1"><ul class="lw_widget_results lw_widget_inactive_results lw_widget_inactive_results"><li class="lw_item_1 lw_has_image lw_starred lw_profiles_type_faculty" data-stream-parent=""><a href="/live/profiles/46-sharon-y-irving" class="featured-topic-item"><img class="profile-image" src="/live/image/gid/19/width/165/height/165/crop/1/src_region/299,135,1781,1616/13879_DSC09894.rev.1674066232.jpg" alt="Sharon Y. Irving"/><div class="profile-info"><h3>Faculty Profile:</h3><h4>Sharon Y. Irving</h4></div></a></li><li class="lw_item_2 lw_starred" data-stream-parent=""><a href="/live/news/1658-next-generation-nursing" class="featured-topic-item"><h4>Next-Generation Nursing</h4></a></li></ul></div><div class="lw_widget_column lw_widget_column_2"><ul class="lw_widget_results lw_widget_inactive_results lw_widget_inactive_results"><li class="lw_item_3 lw_has_image lw_starred" data-stream-parent=""><a href="/live/galleries/138-community-champions-hup-baby-friendly-initiative" class="featured-topic-item mod-highlight"><h3>View the Photo Gallery</h3><h4>Community Champions- HUP Baby Friendly Initiative!</h4></a></li></ul></div></div><span title="<widget type="stream"><arg id="max">4</arg><arg id="paginate">false</arg><arg id="use_widget">70</arg><arg id="use_widget">73</arg><arg id="use_widget">76</arg><arg id="use_widget">74</arg><arg id="sort_order">random</arg><arg id="columns">2</arg><arg id="list_order">vertical</arg><arg id="format_widget"><div class="featured-topic-content">{widget}</div></arg><arg id="tag"><span class="lw_item_tags"><a href="/live/tags/pediatrics/type/images">pediatrics</a></span></arg></widget>" class="lw_widget_syntax lw_hidden" data-widget-id="72"/></div></div></div></div>
<div class="featured-topic-image" style="background-image:url('/live/image/gid/21/width/1400/height/500/crop/1/12223_social_justice1.rev.1641921519.jpg')"><div class="featured-topic-box"><h2 class="featured-topic-intro">Penn Nursing is advancing <a href="/details/tags.php?tags=Social+Justice">social justice</a>.</h2><div class="featured-topic-content"><div id="lw_widget_6bc0cfc0" class="lw_widget lw_widget_type_stream lw_widget_stream lw_widget_id_72 lw_widget_homepage_-_featured_topic_content_stream lw_widget_randomized lw_widget_columns"><div style="display:none;"/><div class="lw_widget_column_wrapper"><div class="lw_widget_column lw_widget_column_1"><ul class="lw_widget_results lw_widget_inactive_results lw_widget_inactive_results"><li class="lw_item_1 lw_has_image lw_starred lw_profiles_type_faculty" data-stream-parent=""><a href="/live/profiles/59-salimah-h-meghani" class="featured-topic-item"><img class="profile-image" src="/live/image/gid/19/width/165/height/165/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2700,1800/11131_Untitled_design_3.rev.1600287206.png" alt="Salimah H. Meghani"/><div class="profile-info"><h3>Faculty Profile:</h3><h4>Salimah H. Meghani</h4></div></a></li><li class="lw_item_2 lw_has_image lw_starred lw_profiles_type_faculty" data-stream-parent=""><a href="/live/profiles/10-adriana-perez" class="featured-topic-item"><img class="profile-image" src="/live/image/gid/19/width/165/height/165/crop/1/src_region/0,150,2400,2550/13950_perez-adriana755-hi-res.rev.1675885115.jpg" alt="Adriana Perez"/><div class="profile-info"><h3>Faculty Profile:</h3><h4>Adriana Perez</h4></div></a></li></ul></div><div class="lw_widget_column lw_widget_column_2"><ul class="lw_widget_results lw_widget_inactive_results lw_widget_inactive_results"><li class="lw_item_3 lw_has_image lw_starred lw_profiles_type_faculty" data-stream-parent=""><a href="/live/profiles/15174-karen-b-lasater" class="featured-topic-item"><img class="profile-image" src="/live/image/gid/19/width/165/height/165/crop/1/src_region/0,69,1482,1552/6709_lasater_head_shot2.rev.1507734360.jpg" alt="Karen B. Lasater"/><div class="profile-info"><h3>Faculty Profile:</h3><h4>Karen B. Lasater</h4></div></a></li><li class="lw_item_4 lw_has_image lw_starred lw_profiles_type_faculty" data-stream-parent=""><a href="/live/profiles/96-pamela-z-cacchione" class="featured-topic-item"><img class="profile-image" src="/live/image/gid/19/width/165/height/165/crop/1/src_region/528,40,1851,1365/1109_pamela_cacchione_2016.rev.1466612897.jpg" alt="Pamela Z. Cacchione"/><div class="profile-info"><h3>Faculty Profile:</h3><h4>Pamela Z. Cacchione</h4></div></a></li></ul></div></div><span title="<widget type="stream"><arg id="max">4</arg><arg id="paginate">false</arg><arg id="use_widget">70</arg><arg id="use_widget">73</arg><arg id="use_widget">76</arg><arg id="use_widget">74</arg><arg id="sort_order">random</arg><arg id="columns">2</arg><arg id="list_order">vertical</arg><arg id="format_widget"><div class="featured-topic-content">{widget}</div></arg><arg id="tag"><span class="lw_item_tags"><a href="/live/tags/Social%20Justice/type/images">Social Justice</a></span></arg></widget>" class="lw_widget_syntax lw_hidden" data-widget-id="72"/></div></div></div></div>
<div class="featured-topic-image" style="background-image:url('/live/image/gid/21/width/1400/height/500/crop/1/12218_global_health.rev.1641844029.jpg')"><div class="featured-topic-box"><h2 class="featured-topic-intro">Penn Nursing is advancing <a href="/details/tags.php?tags=global+health">global health</a>.</h2><div class="featured-topic-content"><div id="lw_widget_a6cbd487" class="lw_widget lw_widget_type_stream lw_widget_stream lw_widget_id_72 lw_widget_homepage_-_featured_topic_content_stream lw_widget_randomized lw_widget_columns"><div style="display:none;"/><div class="lw_widget_column_wrapper"><div class="lw_widget_column lw_widget_column_1"><ul class="lw_widget_results lw_widget_inactive_results lw_widget_inactive_results"><li class="lw_item_1 lw_has_image lw_starred lw_profiles_type_faculty" data-stream-parent=""><a href="/live/profiles/38-jianghong-liu" class="featured-topic-item"><img class="profile-image" src="/live/image/gid/19/width/165/height/165/crop/1/src_region/214,0,882,667/6518_penn_nursing_0692.rev.1501594662.jpg" alt="Jianghong Liu"/><div class="profile-info"><h3>Faculty Profile:</h3><h4>Jianghong Liu</h4></div></a></li><li class="lw_item_2 lw_has_image lw_starred lw_profiles_type_faculty" data-stream-parent=""><a href="/live/profiles/40-diane-l-spatz" class="featured-topic-item"><img class="profile-image" src="/live/image/gid/19/width/165/height/165/crop/1/src_region/40,151,1365,1474/331_headshot_diane_47.rev.1464962324.jpg" alt="Diane L. Spatz"/><div class="profile-info"><h3>Faculty Profile:</h3><h4>Diane L. Spatz</h4></div></a></li></ul></div><div class="lw_widget_column lw_widget_column_2"><ul class="lw_widget_results lw_widget_inactive_results lw_widget_inactive_results"><li class="lw_item_3 lw_has_image lw_starred lw_profiles_type_faculty" data-stream-parent=""><a href="/live/profiles/16530-holly-harner-sheher" class="featured-topic-item"><img class="profile-image" src="/live/image/gid/19/width/165/height/165/crop/1/src_region/947,0,3180,2235/11093_Holly_Harner_Professional__Pic_2.rev.1598989488.jpg" alt="Holly Harner (she/her)"/><div class="profile-info"><h3>Faculty Profile:</h3><h4>Holly Harner (she/her)</h4></div></a></li><li class="lw_item_4 lw_starred" data-stream-parent=""><a href="/live/news/1658-next-generation-nursing" class="featured-topic-item"><h4>Next-Generation Nursing</h4></a></li></ul></div></div><span title="<widget type="stream"><arg id="max">4</arg><arg id="paginate">false</arg><arg id="use_widget">70</arg><arg id="use_widget">73</arg><arg id="use_widget">76</arg><arg id="use_widget">74</arg><arg id="sort_order">random</arg><arg id="columns">2</arg><arg id="list_order">vertical</arg><arg id="format_widget"><div class="featured-topic-content">{widget}</div></arg><arg id="tag"><span class="lw_item_tags"><a href="/live/tags/global%20health/type/images">global health</a></span></arg></widget>" class="lw_widget_syntax lw_hidden" data-widget-id="72"/></div></div></div></div>
<div class="featured-topic-image" style="background-image:url('/live/image/gid/21/width/1400/height/500/crop/1/12221_sexual_health.rev.1641848511.jpg')"><div class="featured-topic-box"><h2 class="featured-topic-intro">Penn Nursing is advancing <a href="/details/tags.php?tags=sexual+health">sexual health</a>.</h2><div class="featured-topic-content"><div id="lw_widget_373b75d4" class="lw_widget lw_widget_type_stream lw_widget_stream lw_widget_id_72 lw_widget_homepage_-_featured_topic_content_stream lw_widget_randomized lw_widget_columns"><div style="display:none;"/><div class="lw_widget_column_wrapper"><div class="lw_widget_column lw_widget_column_1"><ul class="lw_widget_results lw_widget_inactive_results lw_widget_inactive_results"><li class="lw_item_1 lw_has_image lw_starred lw_profiles_type_faculty" data-stream-parent=""><a href="/live/profiles/111-jose-a-bauermeister" class="featured-topic-item"><img class="profile-image" src="/live/image/gid/19/width/165/height/165/crop/1/src_region/1337,230,2892,1787/11994_JoseBauermeister-13.rev.1632311112.jpg" alt="José A. Bauermeister"/><div class="profile-info"><h3>Faculty Profile:</h3><h4>José A. Bauermeister</h4></div></a></li></ul></div><div class="lw_widget_column lw_widget_column_2"><ul class="lw_widget_results lw_widget_inactive_results lw_widget_inactive_results"><li class="lw_item_2 lw_has_image lw_starred lw_profiles_type_faculty" data-stream-parent=""><a href="/live/profiles/15515-dalmacio-dennis-flores" class="featured-topic-item"><img class="profile-image" src="/live/image/gid/19/width/165/height/165/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1365/8012_flores_2018.rev.1536343740.jpg" alt="Dalmacio Dennis Flores"/><div class="profile-info"><h3>Faculty Profile:</h3><h4>Dalmacio Dennis Flores</h4></div></a></li></ul></div></div><span title="<widget type="stream"><arg id="max">4</arg><arg id="paginate">false</arg><arg id="use_widget">70</arg><arg id="use_widget">73</arg><arg id="use_widget">76</arg><arg id="use_widget">74</arg><arg id="sort_order">random</arg><arg id="columns">2</arg><arg id="list_order">vertical</arg><arg id="format_widget"><div class="featured-topic-content">{widget}</div></arg><arg id="tag"><span class="lw_item_tags"><a href="/live/tags/sexual%20health/type/images">sexual health</a></span></arg></widget>" class="lw_widget_syntax lw_hidden" data-widget-id="72"/></div></div></div></div>

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University Names Penn Nursing Professor as Evan C Thompson Term Chair for Excellence in Teaching

Interim Provost Beth A. Winkelstein and Vice Provost for Education Karen Detlefsen are pleased to announce the appointment of Penn Nursing’s Jie Deng, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN, Associate Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, Faculty Director of the Laboratory of Innovative & Translational Nursing Research, and Senior Fellow in the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, to the Evan C Thompson Term Chair for Excellence in Teaching, beginning July 1, 2023.

Helping Health Care Providers Support Black Breastfeeding Families

Despite breastfeeding being recommended for at least two years, only 36 percent of all infants are still breastfed at their first birthday. Black/African American mothers are least likely to initiate breastfeeding with initiation rates of only 74 percent compared to 90 percent of Asian mothers with a national average of 84 percent. Given the disparities in breastfeeding initiation, there are likely to be equivalent disparities in breastfeeding duration.

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New Fellowships

Four Penn Nursing professors have been selected for new fellowships from national organizations in their respective fields. Congratulations to José A. Bauermeister, Diane Spatz, Abigail Howe-Heyman, and Dawn Elizabeth Bent.

Penn’s Rebecca Clark, PhD, Joins Betty Irene Moore Fellowship Program at UC Davis Nursing School

Rebecca Clark, PhD, MSN, RN, Assistant Professor of Perinatal Nursing, Midwifery, and Women’s Health at Penn Nursing and a Nurse Scientist at Pennsylvania Hospital, is one of 16 nurse scientists accepted to the fourth cohort of the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators. She is the first nurse scientist from Penn to be accepted to this program.