Center For Public Health
What We Do
| We educate and train public health leaders and practitioners, foster multi-disciplinary collaboration, and promote excellence in public health research and community partnerships. |
Our Mission
The University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Public Health mission is to educate and train public health leaders and practitioners, foster multi-disciplinary collaboration, and promote excellence in public health research and community partnerships.
Our Current Work
2023 Annual Report
We are excited to announce of release of the 2023 Penn Center for Public Health Annual Report.
In 2023, the Penn Center for Public Health took important strides towards our aspirational goals. This annual report highlights our progress and describes some key initiatives.
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On April 8, the Penn Center for Public Health, in collaboration with The Penn Center hosted Ayesha Jaco from West Side United as part of Penn Medicine’s Health Equity Week. The event titled “Leveraging Community Led Interventions to Address Social Drivers of Health” served at the keynote.
Event RecapPublic Health Pipeline Plus
The Public Health Pipeline Plus program is a longitudinal summer internship for high school students, facilitated by the Center for Public Health and the Netter Center for Community Partnerships. This program allows Philadelphia high school students interested in health related careers to expand their knowledge in Public Health through classroom learning and fieldwork activities.
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Seminar series 2025
During Penn Medicine’s Health Equity Week, the Penn Center for Public Health hosted Ayesha Jaco the Executive Director of West Side United.
She delivered an inspiring and thought-provoking talk on translating community-driven health equity strategies to Philadelphia. Drawing from her leadership experience in Chicago, Jaco detailed the West Side United model, a groundbreaking initiative that brings together hospitals, community organizations, and residents to dismantle racial health inequities.
She emphasized how the model centers community voice, invests in neighborhood-led development, and leverages institutional power to address upstream drivers of health—such as housing, education, employment, and economic opportunity.
