HPA Student Experiences | Penn State College of Health and Human Development

Observing and discussing the social determinants of health

Centralia Field Trip

Students in the Health Policy and Administration course HPA 301W: Health Services Policy Issues, led by Diane Spokus, teaching professor of health policy and administration, took a field trip to Centralia, Pennsylvania, to observe and discuss the social determinants of health that predispose individuals and communities to future health problems.

Group photo of students, chaperone, and reporter.

=A tower of rocks standing on a dirt. mound with barren trees in the background.

=A group of students standing in front of barren trees listening to speakers.

=Students listening to presenters speak.

=A group of students listening to a presenter.

=A group of people walking on a dirt road with a barren landscape in the background.

Related News View All News

Health Policy and Administration student receives 2024 Jennifer S. Cwynar Award

26th Mayers Lecture: The interplay of public and private sectors in health care

Emergency department staff in scrubs and lab coats hurridly move a patient through a hospital hallway.

Race and ethnicity may affect whether and where hospitals transfer patients