Faculty News
Health Policy and Administration
Dr. Dennis Scanlon, associate professor of health policy and administration, has been awarded a four-year, $3.4-million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The funding will be used to conduct an evaluation of an RWJF national initiative called Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q). The program aims to improve health care quality by helping stakeholders — patients, physicians, employers, insurers, and others — to work together to redesign communities‚ health systems. For the complete story, visit www.hhdev.psu.edu/news/5_3_07_scanlon.html.
Diane Brannon, professor of health policy and administration, received a grant from the Atlantic Philanthropies for the North Carolina New Organizational Vision Award (NC NOVA) Case Study, which will document the innovative work of the North Carolina Better Jobs Better Care (BJBC) Coalition and its predecessor in furthering a special designation for long-term care providers that excel in workforce development. The completed case study will record the history and workings of the coalition and detail implementation journeys as the program takes form in provider management practice changes across the state.
Rhonda BeLue, assistant professor of health policy and administration, was awarded a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to examine racial and ethnic disparities in the quality and type of care at hospitals and ambulatory care facilities.
The Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health (PORH) received the 2006 Award of Merit from the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) during the organization's Annual Membership Meeting.
