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
Category: University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
‘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
This Woman’s Work: Symposium Held to Discuss Maternal Mortality
Death from childbirth or other pregnancy-related causes is often a concern of pregnant women, and today in the U.S., maternal mortality remains a growing epidemic.… Read more