Wealthy Americans Have Higher Carbon Footprints than Low-Income Americans
StartFragment A new study found that some particularly affluent US suburbs, emissions are up to 15 times higher than nearby...
Nature as a Community Health Tool: The Case for Healthcare Systems and Providers
StartFragment A recent study led by PISC Senior Scholar Eugenia South, MD, MSPH, in collaboration with PISC Senior Scholar Michelle...
Penn Med Project Looks to See if Spending Time in Nature Can Lessen Postpartum Depression
StartFragment Nurtured in Nature, a pilot program created by PISC Senior Scholar Eugenia South, PhD, is highlighted in a recent Daily...
Reduced Sensitivity to Affiliation and Psychopathic Traits
StartFragment A recent study led by PISC Senior Scholar Rebecca Waller, PhD, examines the relationship between reduced sensitivity to...
The William Shoemaker Honorary Lecture on The Impact of Gun Violence on Public Health
PISC Executive Board Member, Therese Richmond, PhD, CRNP, FAAN presented the William Shoemaker Honorary Lecture on the impact of gun...
Beyond Band-Aids for Bullet Holes: Firearm Violence As a Public Health Priority
A public health framework recognizes the physical and mental impacts of firearm violence while also focusing attention on the underlying...
Making Gun Violence A “Mental Health” Issue Will Only Cause More Harm
StartFragment Susan Sorenson, PISC Senior Scholar, professor of social policy and health and societies at the University of Pennsylvania,...
Contributors to Postinjury Mental Health in Urban Black Men With Serious Injuries
StartFragment Regardless of race, age, or other demographics, physical injury is commonly associated with postinjury mental health...
