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Overdose deaths have plunged. We need to know why

J. Travis Donahoe, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Pitt Public Health, and his co-authors examine the historic decline in U.S. opioid overdose deaths and its implications for public health.

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Pitt students turn sustainability into action

As student sustainability ambassadors at Pitt Public Health, Emily Bradley and Sophia Russo are finding practical ways to reduce waste and make sustainable choices easier for the campus community.

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Pitt Public Health’s Lisa Bodnar elected to National Academy of Medicine

Lisa M. Bodnar, PhD, MPH, RD, professor of epidemiology and associate dean for research at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the highest honors in health and medicine.

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