health policy and administration
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Rural health advocate receives Health Equity Champion Award
April 26, 2024
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Understanding the barriers to taxing alcohol and tobacco in Nepal
November 13, 2023
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Fifth annual Case Competition will challenge students across the U.S.
September 20, 2023
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Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health honors rural health champions
November 23, 2022
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Yubraj Acharya receives Early Career Faculty Award
April 13, 2022
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Examining the opioid epidemic through the lens of crime data
January 24, 2022
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Third annual Case Competition challenges students across the U.S.
November 11, 2021
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Education project to help improve data on drug overdose deaths
September 24, 2021
![Dr Lennart Persson headshot on left and text on right that says Overview of the Swedish COVID Strategy and details of event](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/Dr.%20Lennart%20Persson%20talk%20-%20FB%20%283%29.png?h=d1cb525d&itok=xTZ4XY3f)
Professor of neurosurgery discusses Sweden's COVID strategy
February 03, 2021
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New simulation finds max cost for cost-effective health treatments
November 02, 2020
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Wafula joins Department of Health Policy and Administration
August 19, 2020
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Missien joins Department of Health Policy and Administration
August 19, 2020
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Impacts of the coronavirus on non-COVID-related medical care
August 03, 2020
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Impacts of big data on the coronavirus pandemic
June 23, 2020
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From failure to feat: HPA student sees failure as opportunity
December 19, 2019
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Alumnus encourages others to mentor during kickoff event
November 06, 2019
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Rural health advocate receives Health Equity Champion Award
April 26, 2024
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Understanding the barriers to taxing alcohol and tobacco in Nepal
November 13, 2023
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Fifth annual Case Competition will challenge students across the U.S.
September 20, 2023
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Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health honors rural health champions
November 23, 2022
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Yubraj Acharya receives Early Career Faculty Award
April 13, 2022
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Examining the opioid epidemic through the lens of crime data
January 24, 2022
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Third annual Case Competition challenges students across the U.S.
November 11, 2021
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Education project to help improve data on drug overdose deaths
September 24, 2021
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Professor of neurosurgery discusses Sweden's COVID strategy
February 03, 2021
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![Split screen of Zoom presentation on left with text that says Penn State University Case Competition and outside shot of Geisigner building, with students on Zoom presenting on right.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/CaseComp2020_1.png?h=ba8d9a6d&itok=als1dn73)
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New simulation finds max cost for cost-effective health treatments
November 02, 2020
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Wafula joins Department of Health Policy and Administration
August 19, 2020
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Missien joins Department of Health Policy and Administration
August 19, 2020
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Impacts of the coronavirus on non-COVID-related medical care
August 03, 2020
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Impacts of big data on the coronavirus pandemic
June 23, 2020
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From failure to feat: HPA student sees failure as opportunity
December 19, 2019
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Alumnus encourages others to mentor during kickoff event
November 06, 2019
![Health policy and administration student and Schreyer Scholar Hannah Ross](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/HannahRoss.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=2ZbgvbCl)
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