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A Systematic Review of Nutrition Policies in Schools
School administrators and public health officials are important players in the choices our children make during meals at school. This evidence review of environmental and policy strategies to improve school nutrition from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention...
COVID-19 Risk Perception, Knowledge, and Behaviors in 6 States
In May 2020, UPenn PRC Director, Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH, received one of the thirteen COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Grants from Penn's Leonard Davis Institute. The study aim is to assess individuals’ risk perceptions, knowledge, and behaviors related to prevention...
Penn’s Faculty respond to the COVID-19 pandemic
Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute (Penn LDI) has created a website tracking the contributions to the press from affiliated faculty. The website lists the article with a link to the source, and the name of the faculty contributor. You can also follow their Twitter channel for the latest additions to the list.
ACC Population Science Research Seminar, February 20, 2020
Join us next Thursday, February 20th for the ACC Population Science Seminar – “Helping Parents Quit Smoking in Pediatric Settings”.Please reply with your RSVP by Monday, February 17th. The Cancer Control Program is one of two Population Science Research Programs of...
UPenn PRC helps to accelerate implementation of evidence-based cancer prevention and control
The Evidence Academy model was developed to bring together researchers, health professionals, advocates, and policy makers to accelerate the process of integrating research findings into practice. The University of Pennsylvania Collaborating Center of the Cancer...
Testing General Versus Specific Behavioral Focus in Messaging for the Promotion of Sun Protection Behaviors
The latest paper from the Skin Cancer Communication Project was published online in the October 2019 issue of the Annals of Behavioral Medicine journal. Skin cancer prevention practices aim to reduce exposure to harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation that causes...
CDC features the findings of Penn’s Skin Cancer Communication Project
The CDC recently released its 5th annual Skin Cancer Prevention Progress Report. The report features findings, highlights, and success stories from their community of partners since the 2018 report. Page 9 of the document contains a full-page summary of our CDC grant...
The Definition of Health
In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) describes health as a “state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Jason Karlawish, principal investigator of the UPenn PRC Cognitive Aging Communication...
AUDIO: Cutting down on Food Waste
https://soundcloud.com/upenn-prc/6-6-19-knowledgewharton-h1s2-karen-glanz-catherine-donnelly LISTEN: On Thursday, June 6, 2019, UPenn PRC director Karen Glanz participated in a discussion on Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School, Penn's Sirius XM station, on...
Abramson Cancer Center Population Science Research Seminar Series
The Population Science Research Seminar Series is designed to offer state-of-the-art knowledge on advances in oncological research and care, including new clinical and laboratory investigations, techniques, and practices, as well as to facilitate new initiatives in...