Community Health
Applied Learning Experience (ALE) Site
Example(s) of Past MPH Student ALE Projects
AIDS Activities Coordinating Office, 1101
Market St., 9th floor, Philadelphia, PA
19107
http://www.phila.gov/health/aaco/
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Opinions about the Utilization of Partner
Services Focus Groups
Babashi-Transition to Hope
1217 Spring Garden Street, 1st Floor
Philadelphia PA 19123
http://www.bebashi.org/
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Evaluating “Our Bodies” Program
Bethlehem Health Bureau
10 E. Church St.
Bethlehem, PA 18015
http://www.bethlehempa.gov/health/index.htm
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The Bethlehem Health Bureau’s “Highway to
Health”
Black Women’s Health Alliance
3801 Market St, Suite 202
Philadelphia PA 19104
http://www.blackwomenshealthproject.org/
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African American Women’s Knowledge and
Perceptions of the Benefits of the Affordable
Care Act
Brandywine Health Foundation
50 South First Ave.
Coatesville PA 10320
http://www.brandywinefoundation.org/
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Social Determinants of Health Impacting
Coatesville Area School District Students
Bryn Mawr Hospital
130 Bryn Mawr Ave
Bryn Mawr PA 19010
http://www.mainlinehealth.org/brynmawr
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Evaluation of the Severe Sepsis Protocol in the
Emergency Department
Chester County Community Dental
744 E. Lincoln Highway
Coatesville PA 19329
http://www.chescodental.org/
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Preventive Dental Education: Examination and
Sealant Program
Chester County Health Department
601 Westtown Road Suite 290
West Chester PA 19380
http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?nid=224
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Does Suburbia Need to be Concerned about
Lead Exposure? Lead Screening Practices
Among Physicians in a Southeastern
Pennsylvania County
Health Needs Assessment for the Hispanic
Population in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Measuring Food Access in Coatesville,
Chester County, PA Using the ArcGIS
Mapping Software
Pilot Lyme Disease Survey of Pennsylvania
Farm Bureau Members
Development of a Pediatric Lead Screening
Recommendation for Chester County,
Pennsylvania
Ticked Off: The Impact of Lyme Disease on
Quality of Life in Chester County, PA
Lead Screening Practices Among Chester
County Pennsylvania Physicians
Development of Lyme Disease Survey for
Chester County Health Department’s Lyme
Disease Presentation
Are We Prepared? Household Disaster
Preparedness Among Seniors in Chester
County, PA
Chester County Department of Aging
Services
610 Westtown Road Suite 130
West Chester PA 19380
http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=13
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Chester Senior Center
721 Hayes Street
Chester, PA 19013
http://www.scs-delco.org/centers/chester
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Walking with a Purpose: A Senior Walking
Program
Delaware health and Social Services Division of Public Health
2055 Limestone Road Suite 300
Wilmington DE 19808
http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/index.ht
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A Public Health Approach to Address TB in
Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex Counties, DOT
Program
Delaware HIV Consortium
100 West 10th St.
Suite 415
Wilmington DE 19801
http://www.delawarehiv.org/
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Identifying Barriers in the Implementation of
Routine HIV Testing Among Delaware
Physicians
Dignity Housing
5227R Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144
http://dignityhousing.org/contact
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Geographical Impact on Food Purchasing
Behavior Among Recipients of Public
Assistance: Homeless Population Residing in
Shelters and Transitional Housing in
Philadelphia, PA (19144)
Domestic Violence
Center of Chester County
1001 E Lincoln Highway
Coatesville, PA 19320
http://www.dvccc.com/
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Feedback Assessment: Domestic Violence
Center of Chester County’s Volunteer
Program
DuPont Hospital/Nemours, 1600 Rockland 
Rd, Wilmington, DE 19803
http://www.nemours.org/locations/delaware
/naidhc.html
Bringing the Mountain to Mohammed: Home
Nursing to Address Accrual and Retention of
Minority/Underserved Populations in
Oncology Trials
Eugene DuPont Preventive Medicine and
Rehabilitation Institute (PMRI), Christiana
Care, 3506 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE
19807
http://www.christianacare.org/pmri
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Evaluation of Christiana Care’s Bariatric
Surgery Support Group
Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Ave
Philadelphia PA 19111
http://www.fccc.edu/
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End of Life Care: A Descriptive Study of All
Inpatient Cancer Deaths at Fox Chase Cancer
Center During 2009
Assessing the Role of Cultural Competency in
Patient and Family Centered Care at Fox
Chase Cancer Center
End of Life Discussions in an Oncologic
Population
A Needs Assessment of the Elderly and
Uninsured in Northwest Philadelphia and
Eastern Montgomery Counties
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Green Tree Community Health
6023 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia PA 19144
http://www.greentreecommunityhealth.org/
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Home Hemophilia Services, Accredo
Health Group, 800 Clarmont Ave,
Bensalem, PA 19020
http://www.hemophiliahealth.com/
home.html
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Investigation into Possible Determinants of
Emergency Room Visits in Hemophilia A
Patients
Horizon House
120 S. 30th Street
Philadelphia PA 19151
http://www.hhinc.org/
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Evaluation of Horizon House (Wellness
Alliance) Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol
Services
Kennett Square Family Center, Kennett
Square, PA 19348
http://www.volunteermatch.org
/search/org196475.jsp
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Listening to the African-American
Community: Encouraging participation in
Kennett Square Family Center’s Parenting and
School Readiness Services
Lancaster General Hospital
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555 N. Duke Street
Lancaster PA 17602
http://www.lancastergeneralhealth.org/LGH
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The Impact of a Comprehensive Diabetes
Management Class on Patient Outcomes
Latin American Community Center
403 N. Van Buren Street
Wilmington, DE 19805
http://www.thelatincenter.org/
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Health Care Access for All: Undocumented
Immigrant Latinos and Healthcare
Underutilization
Lupus Foundation of America
100 West 10th Street, Suite 1015
Wilmington DE 19801
http://www.lupus.org/newsite/index.html
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Support Group Development For Children and
Young Adults with Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus
Main Line Health – Paoli Hospital –
Trauma Department –Room 426
255 West Lancaster Ave.
Paoli PA 19301
http://www.mainlinehealth.org/trauma
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Screening for Alcohol Abuse Within the
Community
March of Dimes
1019 West Ninth St.
King of Prussia PA 19406
http://www.marchofdimes.com/
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Maternal and Child Health Consortium
30 W. Barnard Street, Suite 1
West Chester, PA 19382
http://www.ccmchc.org/
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Montgomery County Health Department,
1430 DeKalb St.,
Norristown, PA 19404
http://health.montcopa.org/health/
site/default.asp
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Neighborhood Hospice
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400 East Marshall Street
West Chester PA 19380
http://www.cchosp.com/cchpage.asp?p=149
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Nemours Health and Prevention Services
252 Chapman Rd., Suite 200
Newark DE 19702
http://www.nemours.org/service/health
/growuphealthy/about.html
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Preconception and Interception Care
Awareness Program: Nine Questions to Ask
Your Doctor or Nurse
Evaluation of Four Postpartum Smoking
Cessation Pilot Programs
Assessing the Feasibility of a March of Dimes
Volunteer Liaison Program in Pennsylvania:
The Stork Squad
Your Body, Your Treasure: A Faith Based
Preconception Project with African American
9 – 12 Year Olds in Philadelphia, PA
Evaluation of Centering Pregnancy Programs
Grant Funded by the Pennsylvania March of
Dimes
Gaining Advocates: A Social Media Campaign
to Support Amendments to the Pennsylvania
Newborn Child Testing Act
Developing an Advocacy Network to Help
Secure Support for Potential Newborn
Screening Legislation
Assessing Prenatal and Parenting Needs
Among Low-Income Families in Chester
County
Relationship between Patient Demographic
and Infection Characteristics and Continuity of
Care among Adolescents Aged 15-24 Years
Wellness Intervention for the Youth
(W.I.F.T.Y.)
Don’t Flush It! Evaluating Pharmaceutical
Disposal Practices Among Chester County
Hospital Hospice Workers
Marketing and Communications Project
New Castle Department of Community
Services
77 Read’s Way
New Castle DE 19720
http://www2.nccde.org/community
services/default.aspx
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Community Needs Assessment for New Castle
County, Bear/Glasgow and Route 9 Corridor
New Pathways for Women (Philadelphia
Health Management Corporation)
2539 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia PA 19133
http://www.phmc.org/site/index.php
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Developing a Participatory Activity for
Substance Abuse Women Transitioning Into
Recovery, Photovoice: Voicing Our Individual
and Collective Experience
North Inc. Philadelphia WIC Program
642 North Broad Street
Philadelphia PA 19130
http://www.northwic.org/
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Eat Right, Breath Well: An Education Program
on Breast Feeding in Relation to Asthma
The Perception of Childhood Obesity From
Mothers of The Philadelphia WIC Program
Perceived Barriers to Breastfeeding as
Reported by Women Enrolled for WIC
Benefits
Expecting Mothers and Their Attitudes
Toward Breast Feeding
Correlates of Birthing Facilities Reporting
Incomplete Data in the PA Department of
Health’s Electronic Birth Certificate System
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PA Department of Health, Bureau of Health 
Statistics and Research, 555 Walnut St., 6th
floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal
/server.pt/community/health_statistics_
and_research/11599
Parklane at Bellingham, Inc.
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1615 E. Boot Road
West Chester, PA 19380
http://www.seniorlifestyle.com/BellinghamRetirement-Community.aspx
Pennsylvania Hospital
800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
http://www.pennmedicine.org/pahosp/
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Health Promotion Workshops for the Elderly
“Improving the Nutritional Knowledge of
Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in a selected
group of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in the
City of Philadelphia.”
Pennsylvania Hospital - Diabetes
Education Center
Garfield Duncan Building
4th Floor Suite 400
Philadelphia PA 19106
http://www.pennmedicine.org/diabetes/pah
osp/
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Penn State Prevention Research Center –
EPIS Center
206 Towers Building
University Park PA 16802
http://www.prevention.psu.edu/
Philadelphia Health Department
1101 Market Street, 9th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
http://www.phila.gov/health/
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A Public Health Approach to Address Youth
Needs In Blair County: A Communities That
Cares Case Study
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Strawberry Mansion Health Impact
Assessment: Revitalization of the Boxer’s
Trail
Philadelphia Health Management
Corporation
260 South Broad St., Suite 1800
Philadelphia, PA 19102
http://www.phmc.org/site/index.php
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Philadelphia Recovery Community Center
1701 W. Lehigh Ave.
Philadelphia PA
http://www.dbhmrs.org/philadelphiarecovery-community-center/
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Socioeconomic Status and the Risk of
Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV) among African American Men
who have Sex with Men (MSM)
Assessment of YMSM’S Attitudes and
Perceptions of Vulnerability to HIV Infection
and Transmission
Development of a Recovery Coach Manual
Planned Parenthood of Chester County,
8 South Wayne St., West Chester, PA
19382
http://www.plannedparenthood.org
/ppsp/
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Young Adult Female University Students’
HPV Awareness, Knowledge, Beliefs, and
Self-Protective Behaviors Assessment
Public Health Management Corporation
260 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
http://www.phmc.org/site/index.phz
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Fighting Disparities through Integration:
Evaluating the Be A Bridge Capacity Building
Partnership
Assessment of Young Men Who Have Sex
with Men (YMSM) of Vulnerability and Locus
of Control to HIV Infection in Philadelphia
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Safe Transition From Hospital to Home: An
Assessment of Education and Training Needs
for Nurse Champion Members
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Teach Back
Strategies with the Nurse Champions Group
Safe Transition From Hospital to Home for
Patients with Diabetes
Sickle Cell Disease Association/PDVC
Philadelphia Business and Technology
Center
5070 Parkside Ave, Suite 1404
Philadelphia PA 19139
http://www.sicklecelldisorder.com/
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Increasing Knowledge to Parents with
Newborn Babies Who Inherited Sickle Cell
Trait Through Follow-Up Counseling
Society for Public Health Education
10 G Street NE #605
Washington D.C. 20002
http://www.sophe.org/
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Maximizing the Society for Public Health
Education Member Experience Campaign
Southeastern Pennsylvania Autism
Resource Center (SPARC), West Chester
University, West Chester, PA 19383
http://www.wcupa.edu/sparc/
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Social and Financial Difficulties of Caregivers
for Children Diagnosed with Autism
The Arthritis Foundation (Eastern PA
Region)
111 S. Independence Mall East – Suite 500
Bourse Building
Philadelphia PA 19106
http://www.arthritis.org/easternpennsylvania/
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The Evaluation of the Arthritis Foundation
Annual Health Summit
The Chester County Hospital
701 E. Marshall St.
West Chester, PA 19380
http://www.cchosp.com/
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Needs Assessment of Delaware County,
Pennsylvania and Analysis of Residents’
Awareness of a County Health Department
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
34th and Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia PA 19104
http://www.chop.edu/
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The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
The Adolescent Initiative
3535 Market Street
Philadelphia PA 19104
http://www.chop.edu/service/adolescentinitiative/home.html
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Genome Wide Epigenetic Modifications in
Offspring Exposed to Diabetes in Pregnancy
The Evaluation of the NEAR4Kids Program in
the PICU at Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia
The Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction with the
Adolescent Clinic
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The Council of Southwest PA, Inc.
252 Swamp Road
Bailwick Office Campus, Unit 12
Doylestown, PA 18901
http://www.councilsepa.org/
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I Knew I Belonged Here: The Impact of PeerBased Support Services on the Recovery
Community
The Crime Victims’ Center of Chester
County, Inc.
236 West Market Street
West Chester PA 19382
http://www.cvcofcc.org/
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Faith Based Initiative for the Crime Victims’
Center of Chester County, Inc.
The Philadelphia AIDS Consortium
112 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
http://www.tpaconline.org/
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Improving the Nutritional Knowledge of
Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in a selected
group of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in the
City of Philadelphia
The University of Pennsylvania
Department of General Internal Medicine
Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia PA 19104-6021
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/dgim/
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Impact of Breast Cancer Assessment on
Women’s Worry, Behavior and Risk
Perception
Thomas Jefferson University - Center for
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Urban Health
1015 Chestnut Street
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Suite 617
Philadelphia PA 19107
http://www.jeffersonhospital.org
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/departments-and-services/center-for-urbanhealth.aspx
Thomas Jefferson University – Office of
Human Research
1015 Chestnut Street
Suite 1100
Philadelphia PA 19107
http://www.jefferson.edu/human_research/
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United Way of Lancaster County
630 Janet Ave
Lancaster PA 17601
http://www.uwlanc.org/
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Attitudes and Perceptions of African American
Women Regarding Weight Loss and Obesity
To Assess the Effect of Parent Obesity
Education on Their Children and Families’
Weight and Health
Quantifying Outcomes Due to Participation in
Diabetes Education and Support Through
Thomas Jefferson University - Center for
Urban Health
Finding an Effective Dementia Screening
Tool: An Evaluation of the Cognitive
Assessment Program (CAP) Protocol
Community-Based Needs Assessment for
Lancaster County, PA: Identifying Issues and
Prioritizing Problems
West Chester University Health and
Wellness Center
Wayne Hall, 2nd Floor
West Chester PA 19383
http://www.wcupa.edu/_services/stu.inf/
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Smoking Trends Among West Chester
University Students
West Chester University – Office of
LGBTQA
233 Sykes Student Union
110 W. Rosedale Ave
West Chester PA 19383
http://www.wcupa.edu/_SERVICES/stu.lgb
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Assessment and Evaluation of LGBTQA
Programs
YMCA of Brandywine Valley
1 E. Chestnut St.
West Chester PA 19380
http://www.ymcabwv.org/
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STRIDE #2 Curriculum