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
Category: University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Tribal Legal Preparedness Project Launches at Pitt Public Health
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
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