Community Partners

Partnering through research, practice, and teaching

The faculty and staff of BCHS are proud to partner with many local community organizations in research, practice, and teaching. Learn more about these partner organizations or connect with BCHS contacts for details on specific partnerships and related projects by clicking on the triangles below.

Maximize AIDS Free Pittsburgh

Maximize Allegheny County Health Department

Maximize Allegheny County Department of Human Services

Maximize Allen Place Community Services, Inc.

Maximize Allies for Health + Wellbeing (formerly Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force)

Maximize American Diabetes Association

Maximize American Heart Association

Maximize Baptist Home Society

Maximize Bethlehem Haven

Maximize Braddock Youth Project

Maximize Casa San Jose

Maximize Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Family Care Connection Program

Maximize Communitopia

Maximize Community Human Services

Maximize COTRAIC EHS

Maximize Cribs4Kids

Maximize First Steps Recovery, McKeesport

Maximize Friendship Community Group

Maximize Greater Pittsburgh Community Foodbank

Maximize Green Building Alliance

Maximize Gwen’s Girls

Maximize Healthy Start, Inc.

Maximize Heritage Community Initiatives

Maximize Homewood Children’s Village

Maximize House of Ruth (Baltimore)

Maximize Interplay Childcare

Maximize Jewish Healthcare Foundation

Maximize Komen Pittsburgh

Maximize Latino Apostolate, Diocese of Pittsburgh

Maximize Latino Family Center

Maximize Lawrenceville United

Maximize LiveWell Allegheny

Maximize Meals on Wheels of Greater Pittsburgh

Maximize The Midwife Center

Maximize Northern Area Companies / Northern Area Multiservice Agency, Sharpsburgh

Maximize PAEYC (PA Association for Education of Young Children)

Maximize Planned Parenthood of Western PA

Maximize Presbyterian Hospital, Mercy Hospital, Allegheny General Hospital

Maximize Providence Point

Maximize Sisters Place

Maximize Sojourner House

Maximize South Hills Interfaith Movement

Maximize Southwestern PA Regional AIDS Planning Coalition

Maximize Squirrel Hill Health Center

Maximize The Open Door

Maximize United Way of Allegheny County

Additional Engagement Opportunities

BCHS encourages faculty, staff and students to become engaged in several additional community partnerships. Here’s a sample:

Bridging The Gaps Pittsburgh

Community Research Advisory Board (CRAB)

G.R.I.P.S.

Health Advocates in Research (HAIR)

Labor Counsel of Latin American Advancement (LCLAA)

Latino Engagement Group for Salud (LEGS)

MACS Study

POWER Study

RAICES Project

Community Engagement Updates & News

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum Blood Drive 

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum Blood Drive

Vitalant is hosting a Blood Drive on 2/24, 3/4, 3/9, 3/16. 3/25, and 3/31 from 9 am- 2 pm. Appointments recommended. (02/22/2021)
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Pitt's community engagement programs, fortifying the interface of the University with the broader community 

Pitt's community engagement programs, fortifying the interface of the University with the broader community

Visit www.cec.pitt.edu to learn about collaborative possibilities with other Pitt schools and local neighborhoods, community leaders, residents around health - as part of Pitt's 15-year committment to strengthen and support communities and Pitt!  (12/11/2020)

Internships and Practica

Many of our community partners provide internship and practica opportunities for BCHS students.

Find details on the BCHS community collaboration and practicum page and the school’s MPH practicum/internship page.

BCHS Practica Stories

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Alysse Littleberry, Reducing Recidivism at Bethlehem Haven's Emergency Shelter 

Alysse Littleberry, Reducing Recidivism at Bethlehem Haven's Emergency Shelter

"After hearing about the journeys of women and spending time at the shelter, homelessness to me seems like the intersection of all social problems: poverty, mental illness, underinsurance, domestic violence, substance abuse... I feel very motivated to help these women, but I also feel like my work ... (08/12/2019)
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Abisola Olaniyan spends practicum addressing barriers to seeking and accessing immunization services for children in Lagos, Nigeria  

Abisola Olaniyan spends practicum addressing barriers to seeking and accessing immunization services for children in Lagos, Nigeria

Center for Global Health Student Travel Scholarship recipient and DrPH student, ABISOLA OLANIYAN (BCHS '21), spent her practicum in Lagos, Nigeria addressing barriers to seeking and accessing immunization services for children. She also conducted food demonstration classes to educate mothers/caregi... (10/22/2018)
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Air Quality Program MPH students present their work at ACHD 

Air Quality Program MPH students present their work at ACHD

Masters students FIONA GAO (BCHS) and JINGHUI JU (EPI) spent the summer researching morning surface temperature inversions and their impact on public health with Allegheny County Health Department’s (ACHD) Air Quality Program. They presented their work at the ACHD in August.       (10/02/2018)
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Bridging the Gaps Pittsburgh celebrates 20 years of promoting health in underserved communities (video) 

Bridging the Gaps Pittsburgh celebrates 20 years of promoting health in underserved communities (video)

Celebrating 20 years of service, BRIDGING THE GAPS PITTSBURGH has focused on promoting health in underserved communities while training future health and social service professionals. More than 350 community health interns have collaborated with 58 community partners to provide over 10,255 days of s... (08/11/2017)
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