Winter Break closure
The University will be closed for Winter Break Dec. 24 through Jan. 4. Happy holidays to our HHD community!
Your career in the healthcare industry starts here
Prepare for a career in the rapidly growing and changing healthcare industry with Health Policy and Administration.
Meet HPA's Instagram Ambassadors, Kendall and Claire!
The HHD Instagram Ambassador initiative highlights our majors through the eyes of the students within the program. We invite you to follow their accounts to learn, explore, and experience our program.
Outcomes of very preterm infants may vary across health systems
A new study by researchers at Penn State found that where a very preterm baby is born or receives care immediately after birth can increase or decrease the chance of survival by two percentage points.
Explore undergraduate opportunities
Explore undergraduate opportunities
Learn more about the multidisciplinary curriculum that prepares students to work as health care leaders.
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Learn about graduate programs
Learn about graduate programs
Explore our graduate programs and learn about the foundations needed to profoundly shape health policy and navigate the complexities of the health care environment.
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Discover research areas
Discover research areas
Our faculty members and students collaborate through vibrant research centers and consortia at Penn State to improve health care services at local, national and international levels.
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Learn online through World Campus
Learn online through World Campus
Gain the knowledge and skills you need to balance cost, access, and quality in policy-related health care administration positions with the flexibility of an online degree program.
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Dennis Scanlon, distinguished professor of health policy and administration at Penn State, led a team of researchers who aided the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in determining how to allocate the funds. Now, the team has published a new website providing detailed, county-level information about how the opioid settlement funds are being used across the Commonwealth.
