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: University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Medicaid Expansion Leads to Increase in Early-Stage Cancer Diagnoses
When Medicaid coverage becomes more widely available through states electing to expand public health insurance to more low-income citizens, more people get access to health… Read more
Young and Old Bond Through Summer Nutrition Program, Games and Activities
Located just outside of Pittsburgh, Braddock has the second-highest number of senior citizens living alone and in poverty in Allegheny County. In under-served communities, two… Read more
Facing Measles Outbreak, Europe Could Benefit from Pitt Public Health Project
As it wrestles with an ongoing measles outbreak, Europe may soon learn more about the impact of vaccination programs, thanks to a University of Pittsburgh… Read more
Infographic: Pregnancy Nutrition
Black, Hispanic and less-educated women consume a less nutritious diet than their well-educated, white counterparts in the weeks leading up to their first pregnancy, according… Read more