Antonia Villarruel
Professor and Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
Antonia Villarruel is the Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. A bilingual, bicultural nurse researcher and leader with extensive experience among Latino and Mexican populations, her research focuses on interventions to reduce sexual risk behaviors among their youth; her program, ¡Cuídate!, has been disseminated nationally. Villarruel previously held several positions at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, including associate dean for research and global affairs. Among other national leadership roles, she chairs the National Academy of Medicine’s Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity. Her honors include the Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Award.
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Almost two-thirds of Americans don’t trust the medical system, according to a recent Gallup poll. The United States also ranked toward the bottom among survey respondents who...
Dan Porterfield, Margaret Low, and Peggy Clark kick off Aspen Ideas: Health. This session also features Big Ideas from Health presenters.
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Harnessing Trust in Healthcare