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Research:

Omega-3 Lowers Childhood Aggression

University of Pennsylvania research published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry says Incorporating omega-3, vitamins and mineral supplements into the diets of children with extreme aggression can reduce this problem behavior in the short term, especially its more impulsive, emotional form. Read more

Preventing Diabetes in Philadelphia’s Children (and the World’s)

The study, “25-Hydroxyvitamin D and glycemic control: A cross-sectional study of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes,” included about 200 children and adolescents from the Diabetes Center for Children at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Read more

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Nursing Students at Sayre Health Fair Last Week!

The 2018 Sayre Health Fair took place on April 14th at Sayre High School Field. Over 50 free community resources, carnival rides, dancing, health screenings, jazzy the clown, food and a ton of fun! Sayre Health Center is feels it’s the neighborhood family doctor’s office serving all ages- babies, children, adults, and seniors! Our nursing students attended to promote healthy living and wellness in their community.

Thank you to Sayre Health Center for coordinating, for Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services for providing mental health screening, HIV/AIDS screening from Attic Youth Center, diabetes screening from University of the Sciences. View full gallery

People:

Faculty

Anne M. Teitelman

Patricia Bleznak Silverstein and Howard A. Silverstein Endowed Term Chair in Global Women’s Health

Faculty

Anne M. Teitelman

Patricia Bleznak Silverstein and Howard A. Silverstein Endowed Term Chair in Global Women’s Health

News:

New Leaders for Penn Futures

The Deans of the School of Nursing (Penn Nursing), the Graduate School of Education (GSE), and the School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) are appointing two faculty leaders to the Penn Futures Project (PFP) in order to build upon and accelerate the successes of the program since its inception.

New Leaders for Penn Futures

‘In Her Own Right’: Philadelphia Consortium to Create Digital Archive of Early Women’s Activism in America

The Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing is participating in a $496,000 grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources, which will support the creation of an online archive documenting women’s assertion of their rights, 1820-1920.

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Omega-3 Lowers Childhood Aggression

Preventing Diabetes in Philadelphia’s Children (and the World’s)

Photo Galleries:

Nursing Students at Sayre Health Fair Last Week!

Nursing Students at Sayre Health Fair Last Week!

People:

Anne M. Teitelman

News:

New Leaders for Penn Futures

New Leaders for Penn Futures

‘In Her Own Right’: Philadelphia Consortium to Create Digital Archive of Early Women’s Activism in America