In a public health emergency – such as an infectious disease outbreak or natural disaster – state and federal governments have established laws and procedures… Read more
Category: public health
PalPITTations Create Original Song to Help Guide the CPR Process
Many of those who are CPR certified remember learning how to do perform CPR to the rhythm of the Bee Gee’s “Staying Alive.” The University… Read more
An Open Letter to the Allegheny County Council Regarding E-Cigarettes
In advance of Monday’s Allegheny County Council Committee on Health & Human Services’ consideration of a proposed regulation to bring laws regarding e-cigarettes in line… Read more
2016’s Top 3 in Public Health
We asked Dr. Donald S. Burke, dean of the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, what he believes were the most important news… Read more
Teen Girls in Pittsburgh Get Less Physical Activity than the National Average
Teen girls in Pittsburgh lag far behind the expected levels of physical activity for U.S. adolescent females, according to a new analysis based on a… Read more