The Evidence-to-Impact Podcast

May 24 2024 25 ep. 46 mins 18

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The Evidence-to-Impact Podcast brings together academic researchers, government partners and others outside of academia to talk about research insights and real-world policy solutions in Pennsylvania and beyond. This podcast series is supported by the Pennsylvania State University's Social Science Research Institute, the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the Administrative Data Accelerator, the Office of Vice President of Research, and the College of Health and Human Development.

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Episode 23: The Adolescent Health Network from Penn State PRO Wellness

We’re back! The Evidence-to-Impact Podcast is back with a new episode where we discuss The Adolescent Health Network (AHN) (https://prowellness.childrens.pennstatehealth.org/school/programs/adolescent-health-network/) from Penn State PRO Wellness (https://prowellness.childrens.pennstatehealth.org/). This episode features a conversation with Dr. Deepa Sekhar (https://www.pennstate

Episode 22: A Government-Research Partnership in Action

May 07 2023 60 mins

We're closing out this semester's season with a conversation about prevention and partnerships. We focus on a discussion between a long-standing collaborative relationship between Penn State and the Pennsylvania Commonwealth government, which targets interventions and prevention work targeted towards youth and families. Our episode covers a wide span of topics, including why preven

Episode 21: The Knowledge Mobilization Problem

For this month’s episode, we did something a little different. We spoke to two researchers with two different approaches to tackling the same problem: knowledge mobilization. In essence, the concept of knowledge mobilization focuses on making knowledge, resources or practices that exist in one space and making them accessible to specific audiences. We talked about the work behind

Episode 20: Chronic Diseases: Underserved Communities, Prevention, and Genetic Factors

Jan 08 2023 34 mins

This month's episode tackles a fascinating combination of topics involving the impact of biological and social factors on chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes, and the prevention and treatment efforts for those chronic diseases through state a...

Episode 19: Mental Health Screenings for Adolescents in the K-12 School System

This month's episode discusses mental health screenings for adolescents in the K-12 school system. We spoke to Deepa Sekhar, MD (https://pennstate.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/deepa-sekhar), Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics at the College of Medicine, and Executive Director, Penn State PRO Wellness (https://prowellness.childrens.pennstatehealth.org/); Perri Rosen, PhD,

Episode 18: The Perfect Storm: College Students, Mental Health, and the Sense of Belonging on Campus

Jun 26 2022 44 mins

The end of the spring semester marks the release of another episode! This month, we tackled the tough topic of mental health among college students. We talked about how COVID-19 has impacted college students seeking mental health services, the challenges for counselors and administrators working in university mental health centers, policy solutions to the crisis, and other things t

Episode 17: Digging Deeper into the Juvenile Justice System

We're back for our third season! Kicking off the 2022 season, we explore the juvenile justice system in Pennsylvania.We spoke to Megan Kurlychek, (https://publicpolicy.psu.edu/people/megan-kurlychek) Professor of Sociology, Criminology and Public Policy and Associate Director of the Criminal Justice Research Center (https://justicecenter.la.psu.edu/) at Penn State, and Rick Steele

Episode 16: Debunking the U.S. Census

Nov 07 2021 46 mins

This month's episode tackles all things related to the U.S. Census. We discussed the decennial Census, the data products created and released from the U.S. Census Bureau, the current demographic trends and challenges, and measuring hard-to-reach populations.We spoke to Raeven Chandler, Ph.D., (https://pop.psu.edu/people/rfc134) Director of the Pennsylvania Population Network (PPN)

Episode 15: Innovations In Healthcare: Enhancing Value, Health Equity, And The Social Determinants Of Health

In this month’s episode, we tackled innovations in healthcare. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we’ve seen a focus on various healthcare innovations and technology like artificial intelligence, cloud-enabled solutions, and inpatient telehealth, but other innovations are important, too. Some of these focused on in Pennsylvania include how we can get more value out of the cou

Episode 14: Navigating Pennsylvania’s Child Welfare System And Issues Of Child Maltreatment

This month marks the beginning of the third season of this podcast! We're kicking things off by exploring the opportunities and challenges of Pennsylvania's child welfare system. For the past several years, there has been an ongoing partnership between Penn State researchers and government partners to change the Commonwealth's county-based child welfare system through legislative a