The College of Health and Human Development Magazine
The Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health places Penn State Master of Health Administration students in internships with hospitals and other health care providers across Pennsylvania. Students provide support and expertise to rural hospitals, and, in return, they receive a diverse set of real-world learning experiences.
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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.
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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.
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Penn State’s Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic has been serving Pennsylvanians with communication and audiological needs for more than nine decades. The clinic provides central Pennsylvania and the entire Commonwealth with unique and important services that help people communicate and, ultimately, build connections with others.
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The Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic serves a broad range of people with communication concerns, including screenings and therapy for children, support for people with Parkinson’s disease and aphasia due to stroke or other health problems, and therapy for people whose voice is changing due to aging.
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