Topics: Diversity and Inclusion

The rainbow Pride flag waves in the wind above the Transgender Pride flag, which has blue, pink and white stripes.

Penn State Health observes Transgender Day of Remembrance in November

Nov 28, 2023

Penn State Health acknowledged Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20, a day that honors the memory of lives lost through acts of anti-transgender violence.

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Penn State Health patient councils support unique needs and interests of diverse populations

Oct 26, 2023

Penn State Health is working to address the unique interests, issues and needs of these patient populations through the work of three diverse patient advisory councils.

Child sitting on the curb of a road, wearing a backpack, holding knees, looking down, facing away. Front of a school bus on the left. Parking lot in the distant background.

How childhood trauma can affect health for a lifetime

Oct 25, 2023

Those who experience four or more adverse experiences during childhood are at significantly higher risk of developing chronic health problems and serious mental illness.

6 groups of cubes, each a pile of a single, distinct color, surround a multicolored pile that is made of up of cubes from each individual pile surrounding them.

Black bisexual women in rural areas are at highest risk for suicidal behaviors

Sep 26, 2023

Penn State College of Medicine researchers said they conducted a “first-of-its-kind study,” revealing how various demographic factors intersect to affect a person’s risk of having suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

Left photo: Steven Stinsky, left, security manager at St. Joseph Medical Center and sergeant major in the U.S. Army Reserve, presents Penn State Health CEO Steve Massini with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve’s Above and Beyond Award. Stinsky is wearing a uniform. Massini is wearing a suit and tie. Behind them is a poster board display, an American flag, state flag and other flag. Right photo: From left, Duane Nieves, Steve Massini and Kevin Dalpiaz receive the Seven Seals Award for Life Lion LLC. Nieves is wearing a polo shirt, pants and a lanyard with a name badge. Massini is wearing a suit and tie, and Dalpiaz is wearing a polo shirt, khaki pants and a lanyard with a name badge.

Penn State Health honored for its support of military employees

Sep 15, 2023

The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve presented Penn State Health and Penn State Health Life Lion LLC with awards for their support of Guard and Reserve employees.

Sol Rodríguez-Colón, center, seen here with women from the Latino Hispanic American Community Center in Harrisburg, helps communities of central Pennsylvania in the fight against cancer by arming them with education and resources to prevent and seek screening or treatment for the disease.

Alumna, Cancer Institute staff member advances health equity in central PA

Sep 13, 2023

Sol Rodríguez-Colón, a 2008 graduate of Penn State College of Medicine and project manager at Penn State Cancer Institute, helps Hispanic/Latino communities in the fight against cancer.

Karen Kim, MD, poses in front of the nittany lion statue in the courtyard outside Penn State College of Medicine.

A New Era Begins: Karen E. Kim, MD, MS, is Dean of Penn State College of Medicine

Sep 1, 2023

Karen E. Kim, MD, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Rural Health Research and Professor, started her tenure as dean of the College of Medicine on Sept. 1.

Clinician talking to a mother holding a baby girl in a health care facility.

Understanding social aspects that affect health is critical to achieving health equity

Aug 30, 2023

Providing safe, quality care to the increasingly diverse patient population at Penn State Health requires understanding and addressing those aspects of a patient’s life that affect their ability to reach their full health potential.

Portrait of Zakiya Owens in physician assistant coat

Advanced Practice Provider Spotlight: Physician assistant shares insights on caring for diverse patients

Jul 25, 2023

Physician assistant Zakiya Owens says more diverse care providers can improve the patient experience.

Janice Egeland is seated in a buggy

Janice Egeland remembered for research excellence

Jul 22, 2023

Penn State College of Medicine mourns the loss of Janice Egeland, PhD, a founding faculty member and the College of Medicine’s first female faculty member.

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