Pittsburgh Public Schools has a new mandate to teach sex and sexuality education, thanks to evidence-based approaches provided by experts in the University of Pittsburgh… Read more
Tag: epidemiology
UPMC Weighs in on CDC Recommendation for Vaccinated People to Mask Indoors in High-Transmission Areas
At a press briefing on July 27th, the CDC recommended all people, including those vaccinated, wear masks indoors in areas with substantial or high COVID-19… Read more
Pitt Turns Rapid Coronavirus Data Sharing into Sustainable Research Infrastructure
Wilbert van Panhuis, M.D., Ph.D., was scrolling through Twitter over the winter holiday break when he noticed chatter among infectious disease epidemiologists about a new… Read more
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
Pitt Public Health Chair of Epidemiology Elected to Prestigious Medical Association
Anne B. Newman, M.D., M.P.H., professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, was elected… Read more