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The three-legged stool: service, education, and research
The Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic has always served the community, but it also contributes to Penn State’s research and educational missions. The research and education conducted through the clinic have, in turn, improved the services available to the public.
Working to enrich the lives of others through research and outreach
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Supporting Rural Hospitals
The Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health (PORH) helps to ensure that residents in rural communities have access to high-quality, affordable health care. A PORH collaboration with Penn Highlands Tyrone supported the hospital as it made improvements that benefited its patients and local community.
Fighting the Epidemic
As Pennsylvania has responded to the opioid crisis, Dennis Scanlon, director of the Center for Health Care and Policy Research and Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Administration, has worked with the Commonwealth to quantify the harms of the epidemic and help plan the state’s response.
Bridging the gap to end systemic homelessness in the U.S.
Students enrolled in Kines 497 traveled to Los Angeles, California, to shadow the University of Southern California Street Medicine program providing health care to unhoused individuals.
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