
By Leah Fein and the Netter Center for Community Partnerships
The founding partners of the intergenerational Dance for Health program were honored last week with the 2019 Provost-Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award. This award recognizes and supports outstanding, sustained, and productive university/community partnerships.
Terri H. Lipman, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, is the Assistant Dean for Community Engagement, the Miriam Stirl Endowed Term Professor of Nutrition, and Professor of Nursing of Children at the School of Nursing, and maintains a clinical practice as a pediatric nurse practitioner in the Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
Dr. Lipman and Inthedance, LLC co-founders David and Serena Williams Early began Dance for Health program in 2012 with a goal of increasing access to physical activity and encouraging balance and body movement through dance. Since its inception, Dance for Health has engaged 700 participants and has demonstrated a positive impact on cardiovascular health, anxiety, memory, and social support.