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Antonia Villaruel: Hispanic Heritage ‘Pillar of Leadership’

caption:Antonia Villaruel

Antonia Villaruel, dean of University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, was honored as one of the four “Pillars of Leadership” during the Hispanic Heritage Luncheon presented by AL DÍA in October in commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The Pillars of Leadership are chosen for their contributions to the local Hispanic community in health, education, business and civic works.

Dr. Villaruel is a bilingual and bicultural nurse research who extensively researches and practices with diverse Latino and Mexican populations and communities, and conducts health promotion and health disparities research both in the United States and abroad. As part of her research, which focuses on developing and testing interventions to reduce sexual risk behaviors among Mexican and Latino youth, Dr. Villaruel developed the youth program Cuídate! She is the chair of the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and co-chair of the Strategic Advisory Council of the AARP/RWJ Center for Health Policy Future of Nursing Campaign for Action.

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