The Center for Global Women’s Health (CGWH) is an interdisciplinary collection of faculty and students who collaborate on women’s health scholarship, education, and clinical practice relevant to global issues.
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Investing in Women’s Mental Health, a new paper by Foxwell, Kennedy & Naylor
In a new commentary, predoctoral students Anessa Foxwell and Erin Kennedy, and NewCourtland Center director Mary Naylor, discuss the urgent need to address mental health challenges experienced by women during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Paul Farmer Interview / Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History
Dr. Steven Larson, co-founder of Puentes de Salud, interviewed Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners in Health for a Free Library of Philadelphia event in conjunction with the publication of his most recent book Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History. Dr. Larson has collaborated with Dean Villarruel and many members of the Penn Nursing community. He has been a strong advocate for nursing throughout his career as an educator and Emergency Medicine physician at HUP. Access the June 14, 2021 recording here.
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Reducing Maternal Mortality: Harnessing Multilevel Approaches to Reduce Maternal Death
The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing’s Center for Global Women’s Health and national maternal health experts from nursing, midwifery, medicine, public health, policy, and advocacy held a virtual conference to explore multilevel approaches to reducing maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States. Access the April 29, 2021 recording here.
West Philly Women’s Health Day Conference 2019
Penn Nursing’s Center for Global Women’s Health (CGWH), in collaboration with dozens of Penn campus organizations and West Philadelphia community groups, hosted the first West Philadelphia Women’s Day conference on January 26, 2019 at West Philadelphia High School. With funding from the Trustee’s Council of Penn Women, the conference provided education and resources on women’s and young women’s health topics, including cervical cancer and HPV vaccinations, self defense and community safety, healthy eating, and self-esteem/sex education. The conference drew nearly 70 attendees from the West Philadelphia community in its inaugural year as well as support from Philadelphia Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell.
Led by Wendy D. Grube, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, Director of the CGWH, the conference was an opportunity to further fulfill Penn President Amy Gutmann’s Penn Compact 2020 vision to engage locally at the community level. It was also an opportunity for Penn Nursing students to engage with neighbor’s in Penn’s own backyard; Penn Nursing students helped to organize, run, and publicize the conference.
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