Topics: Rural Health

Penn State College of Medicine crescent building shown from above in an image taken by drone

College of Medicine receives funding to improve health and prevent chronic disease in central Pennsylvania

Oct 26, 2023

Penn State College of Medicine received $1 million from the CDC for the first year in the five-year Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program.

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Penn State addresses rural health through community informed research, outreach

Oct 11, 2023

Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute and Penn State College of Medicine are leading the way in improving health for rural Pennsylvanians through research, education and community outreach.

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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.

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.

A group of medical students at Penn State College of Medicine gather for a group photo at a community outreach event on Saturday, Jan. 28 in Lykens.

Penn State College of Medicine students receive grant to expand mobile free clinic to underserved communities

Mar 20, 2023

A mobile free clinic driven by medical students from Penn State College of Medicine received a grant that will expand its services.

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