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Sharing stories and creating space

Experts in community engagement share insights at Pitt Public Health symposium  

Richard Garland“If they’re going to raffle off something, raffle off something positive,” Garland said. “Maybe books or a scholarship to a university.”

Off target? Mount Washington youth sports group offers AR-15 as raffle prize.

“If they’re going to raffle off something, raffle off something positive,” Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Garland said. “Maybe books or a scholarship to a university.”

Vice Dean Jessica Burke and Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Sara Baumann

2 Pitt Public Health professors led a Collaborative Filmmaking study on grief

Vice Dean Jessica Burke and Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Sara Baumann led a study on parent bereavement journeys, which resulted in the film “Visualizing Loss.”