: After two hours wading through knee-deep snow blanketing a steep mountain trail on a January morning in far west Nepal, Sara Baumann momentarily considered… Read more
Category: University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Epidemiologist Ushers Health Equity Policy into American Public Health Association Bylaws
For the first time since the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the American Public Health Association (APHA) has a policy specifically dedicated to health equity,… Read more
‘Equality is not the Same as Equity’
When Dr. Tiffany Gary-Webb helped develop the “Health Equity Now” theme of this year’s American Public Health Association annual meeting, she realized that the University… Read more
Pitt Researcher Earns Competitive $1.4 M Grant to Study Social Media’s Impact on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People
Can social media be used to connect sexual minorities with others and promote acceptance? Or are these popularity-driven platforms fuel for depression in an already… Read more
Pitt Public Health Epidemiologist Honored for Contributions to Clinical Trials
Steven Belle, Ph.D., MSc.Hyg., co-director of the Epidemiology Data Center at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, has been named a Fellow… Read more